March 09, 2023
Attorneys for disgraced crypto financier Sam Bankman-Fried have requested to push back filing deadlines in a criminal case over the collapse of his FTX exchange, saying the Oct. 2 trial date may need to be delayed to allow more time to review evidence.
March 06, 2023
To discourage Sam Bankman-Fried from violating the conditions of his bail, Manhattan federal prosecutors and the indicted former FTX CEO's counsel have proposed a solution: limiting his electronics usage to an old-school flip phone and a new computer with limited internet access.
February 28, 2023
Former FTX Trading Ltd. engineering director Nishad Singh on Tuesday copped to fraud, conspiracy and campaign finance violations related to the fall of the crypto exchange as federal prosecutors gained a third cooperator in their case against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
February 23, 2023
Manhattan federal prosecutors bolstered their case against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on Thursday with a new indictment accusing the disgraced cryptocurrency mogul of building deceit right into the software controlling his fallen exchange and making large, unlawful political donations.
February 16, 2023
A Manhattan federal judge appeared to tire Thursday of the conduct of indicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried while out on bail, ordering the imposition of "tight" conditions to stop the fallen crypto mogul from contacting witnesses and using encrypted networks.
February 15, 2023
The former dean of Stanford Law School signed a $500,000 bond to help FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried remain out of jail pending his trial over the crypto exchange's stunning collapse, according to court filings unsealed by a Manhattan federal judge Wednesday.
February 14, 2023
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.
February 13, 2023
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.
February 09, 2023
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.
February 07, 2023
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.