USA v. BANKMAN-FRIED

  1. February 16, 2023

    Bankman-Fried Judge Suggests He Is Close To Revoking Bail

    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.

  2. February 15, 2023

    Ex-Stanford Law Dean Signed Bankman-Fried's Bond

    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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.