USA v. BANKMAN-FRIED
Case Number:
1:22-cr-00673
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Judge:
Firms
-
January 12, 2023
Bankman-Fried Outlines Defense, Jabs At Sullivan & Cromwell
Embattled FTX founder and ex-CEO Sam Bankman-Fried outlined his potential defenses in a blog post Thursday, pushing back against allegations that he swiped billions of dollars from the crypto exchange and accusing bankruptcy counsel at Sullivan & Cromwell of thwarting efforts to make customers whole.
-
January 03, 2023
Bankman-Fried Denies Fraud Charges, Gets October Trial Date
FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried pled not guilty on Tuesday to stealing billions from the now-collapsed crypto exchange, teeing up an October criminal trial in New York federal court.
-
January 02, 2023
New York Cases To Watch In 2023
The coming year's big cases developing in New York courts involve market-shaking Wall Street and crypto meltdowns, insider trading allegations and the legal woes of Donald Trump, among other politicians.
-
January 02, 2023
Fintech Litigation To Watch In 2023
The breathtaking implosion and bankruptcy of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and the subsequent arrest of its founder showered negative attention on the largely unregulated digital asset space in 2022, prompting legal experts to forecast that more enforcement actions and bankruptcies would hit the crypto industry in 2023.
-
December 22, 2022
Bankman-Fried Gets $250M Bail Deal In 1st SDNY Appearance
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried appeared in Manhattan federal court wearing leg shackles Thursday to face charges that he looted his $32 billion cryptocurrency exchange, securing a massive $250 million bail package a day after prosecutors announced that two of his former top aides have struck plea deals.
-
December 21, 2022
2 Bankman-Fried Allies Plead Guilty, To Aid Feds In FTX Case
Former FTX technology chief Zixiao "Gary" Wang and Caroline Ellison, who ran the crypto hedge fund of indicted former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, have pled guilty and are cooperating with the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office in its case against Bankman-Fried, authorities said Wednesday night.
-
December 19, 2022
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried To Waive Extradition
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will not fight extradition from the Bahamas on U.S. criminal charges of a yearslong scheme to steal billions from the now-collapsed crypto exchange, a source familiar with the matter told Law360 on Monday.
-
December 15, 2022
Regulators' Strategies Toward FTX Reveal Crypto Law Gaps
Securities and commodities regulators pursued divergent paths in leveling charges this week against defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried, revealing gaps in crypto enforcement that legal experts say will persist absent clearer boundaries set by Congress.
-
December 13, 2022
Feds Back FTX Founder Into Corner As Charges Mount
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's past proclamations of ignorance won't offer much of a defense against an avalanche of fraud and conspiracy charges announced Tuesday, according to outside attorneys who say he might be wise to consider negotiating a plea.
-
December 13, 2022
FTX Founder Ran Historic Fraud, Feds Charge
Prosecutors unveiled an indictment Tuesday charging disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried with a multiyear scheme to siphon billions of dollars out of the now-collapsed crypto exchange, in what the Manhattan U.S. Attorney called "one of the biggest financial frauds in American history."