Seth Rich was killed on July 10th, 2016. The next day, CrowdStrike, an FBI contractor and IT company, received a check for $98,849.84 from the Democratic National Committee (DNC).

Rich worked for the Democratic National Committee (DNC). It is unknown whether Rich leaked his employer's emails.

Shawn Lucas was killed on Aug. 2nd, 2016. The next day, CrowdStrike received a check for $113,645.77 from the DNC.

Lucas delivered a law suit to DNC headquarters for a local court. The suit alleged the Democratic Party committed fraud by rigging their primary election in favor of Hillary Clinton.

The source of the checks is the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?two_year_transaction_period=2016&data_type=processed&committee_id=C00010603&recipient_name=crowdstrike&min_date=01%2F01%2F2015&max_date=12%2F31%2F2016&disbursement_description=technology