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October 02, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried's Journey From FTX CEO To Trial
In less than a year, the T-shirt- and shorts-wearing figurehead of FTX went from a Bahamas penthouse, where he ran a $32 billion cryptocurrency exchange, to a New York City jail cell, where he awaits his Tuesday criminal trial for allegedly masterminding one of the biggest financial frauds in U.S. history.
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October 02, 2023
In Bankman-Fried Criminal Trial, 'Intent Is Everything'
Some of the most important evidence in Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial will revolve around his state of mind during the years he operated FTX, as Manhattan federal prosecutors try to prove that the fallen crypto mogul intentionally lied and stole billions from customers.
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October 02, 2023
Meet The 'Indefatigable' Judge Handling SBF's Criminal Case
The Manhattan federal judge overseeing the criminal trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is a veteran of the judicial system with a reputation for exercising hands-on control over his courtroom, who has ably managed two other high-profile trials in the last year alone.
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September 28, 2023
SBF Faces 'Long Sentence,' Could Be Flight Risk, Judge Says
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday declined to release Sam Bankman-Fried from jail during his upcoming trial, saying the FTX founder faces "a very long sentence" if convicted of pilfering billions of dollars from the fallen crypto exchange and may be a flight risk.
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September 26, 2023
Jail Is No Place To Prep For Trial, Bankman-Fried Tells Judge
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried repeated his request to be released from jail for his upcoming criminal trial and be allowed to live in a temporary New York City residence, telling a Manhattan federal judge it's been "exceedingly difficult" to prepare at the Metropolitan Detention Center.
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September 21, 2023
Bankman-Fried Will Stay In Jail Ahead Of Trial, 2nd Circ. Rules
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will not be released from pretrial detention after he leaked a key witness' diary to the press, the Second Circuit ruled on Thursday, agreeing with the district court that he likely tried to tamper with witnesses in the looming criminal trial.
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September 21, 2023
Bankman-Fried's Expert Witnesses Rejected By Judge
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday rejected all the expert witnesses proposed by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried for his looming criminal trial, including the former chair of the Federal Election Commission and an English barrister.
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September 19, 2023
2nd Circ. Unlikely To Free Bankman-Fried After Diary Leak
A Second Circuit panel strongly indicated Tuesday that it won't release FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried from pretrial detention after he leaked a key witness' diary to the media, with one appeals judge pointing out that if the defendant "makes his own bed, he sleeps in it."
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September 12, 2023
Bankman-Fried Can't Get Out Of Jail To Prep For Trial
A Manhattan federal judge on Tuesday rejected an effort by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to be released from jail to prepare for his trial in three weeks, ruling he was unpersuaded by the failed crypto boss's unsupported claims that he can't access electronically stored discovery while in a Brooklyn detention center.
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September 07, 2023
Ex-FTX Exec Cops Plea, But Not Cooperating Against SBF
Former FTX executive Ryan Salame copped Thursday to charges including scheming with Sam Bankman-Fried to make tens of millions of dollars of fraudulent political donations to boost the fallen crypto exchange, pleading guilty without an agreement to cooperate against his former boss.