USA v. BANKMAN-FRIED

  1. February 14, 2023

    Bankman-Fried Can't Use VPN After Super Bowl Blunder

    Disgraced FTX Trading Ltd. founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been temporarily barred from using a virtual private network to access the internet after prosecutors raised concerns that he had violated his bail conditions by watching the Super Bowl.

  2. February 13, 2023

    Judge Stays SEC And CFTC Cases Against Bankman-Fried

    A federal judge paused two regulatory suits against disgraced FTX Trading Ltd. founder Sam Bankman-Fried on Monday until the resolution of the U.S. Department of Justice's criminal case against the alleged fraudster for his role in the downfall of the crypto exchange.

  3. February 09, 2023

    Monitoring Of Bankman-Fried's Texts Likely After GC Contact

    A Manhattan federal judge said Thursday he is likely to ratchet up monitoring of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's text messages, after prosecutors complained he improperly contacted the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange's general counsel via an encrypted texting app.

  4. February 07, 2023

    Bankman-Fried Appeals Decision To Unseal Bail Sureties

    Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder of now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, on Tuesday renewed his fight to keep certain funders of his $250 million bail deal under wraps, while a federal judge rejected an agreement between the indicted former CEO and prosecutors on the terms of his bail conditions.

  5. February 01, 2023

    Bankman-Fried Can't Contact FTX Staff, Judge Orders

    A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday barred disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried from contacting current or former employees of his company or its affiliated trading firm, Alameda Research, after prosecutors raised concerns of possible witness tampering.

  6. January 31, 2023

    Names Of Bankman-Fried's Bail Sureties To Be Made Public

    The names of two individuals who helped disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried with his bail can be made public, a New York federal judge ruled Monday, siding with a handful of news organizations that asked for those identities to be revealed.

  7. January 30, 2023

    Feds Say Bankman-Fried Contacted FTX CEO, GC After Arrest

    Federal prosecutors on Monday doubled down on efforts to tighten bail conditions for disgraced FTX Trading Ltd. founder Sam Bankman-Fried, filing evidence in Manhattan federal court that he attempted to set up a meeting with the crypto exchange's current CEO and separately tried to jump-start a "constructive relationship" with its current general counsel.

  8. January 27, 2023

    Feds Say SBF 'Witness Tampering' Concerns Merit Tighter Bail

    Federal prosecutors asked a New York federal judge on Friday to tighten bail conditions for fallen cryptocurrency king Sam Bankman-Fried, citing concerns that the FTX founder might try to tamper with witnesses if he's not barred from communicating with employees at the crypto exchange.

  9. January 13, 2023

    Bankman-Fried Blog 'Nightmarish' For His Attys, Experts Say

    Fallen cryptocurrency king Sam Bankman-Fried didn't do himself — or his attorneys — any favors when he publicly outlined his potential defenses against charges alleging he stole billions of dollars from FTX before the crypto exchange's stunning collapse, according to white collar lawyers watching the criminal case.

  10. 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.

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