USA v. BANKMAN-FRIED
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1:22-cr-00673
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January 01, 2024
Crypto White Collar Cases To Watch In 2024
The coming year will see the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission battle with crypto exchanges over how securities laws apply to digital assets, while federal prosecutors will be focused on holding crypto firms and executives responsible for vast compliance failures that happened under their watch.
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December 20, 2023
Judge Quickly Rejects SBF's Bid To Delay Sentencing Hearing
A New York federal judge on Wednesday quickly rejected Sam Bankman-Fried's request for a six-week sentencing adjournment, posting his denial order before the motion was officially docketed, saying that the defense has already been granted one extension and has had plenty of time to prepare for the upcoming scheduled dates.
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November 03, 2023
Bankman-Fried Faces 'Uphill Battle' Appeal, Decades In Prison
The judge mulling FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's fate following his conviction Thursday in New York federal court will have to balance numerous factors in determining the appropriate sentence for the fallen crypto king, but the weightiest will be the scale of the multibillion-dollar fraud scheme at the heart of the case, according to experts.
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November 03, 2023
Bankman-Fried's Riskiest Bet Was Taking The Stand
Experts say FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's decision to take the witness stand at trial was a valid, though risky, tactical move. But in the end, the defendant was unable to convincingly explain away mountains of evidence that he stole billions from customers of his now-collapsed crypto exchange.
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November 02, 2023
Bankman-Fried Found Guilty Of Massive Fraud That Sank FTX
A Manhattan federal jury quickly convicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on Thursday of defrauding customers who placed billions of dollars with the fallen cryptocurrency exchange and of fleecing its investors and lenders by secretly spending huge sums for his own benefit.
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November 02, 2023
LIVE COVERAGE: Day 18 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
Law360 reporters are providing live coverage of the trial of FTX Trading Ltd. founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Follow along here.
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November 01, 2023
Bankman-Fried Accused Of 'Bald-Faced Lies' As Trial Wraps
Sam Bankman-Fried built FTX on a "foundation of lies" and then lied again when he took the witness stand and denied stealing $10 billion from customers of the crypto exchange, a Manhattan federal prosecutor argued in his final pitch to jurors Wednesday.
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November 01, 2023
COVERAGE RECAP: Day 17 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
Law360 reporters are providing live coverage of the trial of FTX Trading Ltd. founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Here's a recap from day 17.
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October 31, 2023
Bankman-Fried Denies Pressuring Bahamian Pols As FTX Fell
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on Tuesday denied pushing top leaders in the Bahamas to let him keep control over his crypto exchange as it plunged into bankruptcy, testimony that completed his tumultuous bid to beat fraud charges in Manhattan federal court.
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October 31, 2023
COVERAGE RECAP: Day 16 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
Law360 reporters are providing live coverage of the trial of FTX Trading Ltd. founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Here's a recap from day 16.