Court Rules Sam Bankman-Fried Will Remain In Jail Through Trial, Here’s Why
During a court hearing held on Thursday, September 28, 2023, the Court ruled that the former CEO of now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX
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Sam Bankman-Fried Almost Tweeted About His Depression, Drafts Show
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has a right to shape the narrative around him, his lawyers argued during a court hearing last month. Unposted tweets obtained by CryptoX suggest he may have been trying to craft a new image for himself since as soon as last December by discussing his mental
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EnSam, Jury Questions and Another Denial for FTX’s Bankman-Fried
Part of Kaplan’s rationale for denying the release request came from his belief, as a seasoned jurist, that Bankman-Fried might present a flight risk. “Your client could be looking at a very long sentence,” Kaplan told Bankman-Fried’s lawyers. “If things look bleak […] if he had that opportunity, maybe he
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How long could Sam Bankman-Fried go to jail for?
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, once described as the “golden boy” of crypto, is set to stare down a jury next week for his role in the collapse of his $32 billion crypto exchange. After a jury selection process on Oct. 3, the trial begins in earnest on Oct. 4, with Bankman-Fried
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried criminal trial schedule revealed
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried will spend at least 21 days in court as part of his criminal trial, which will begin in earnest on Oct. 4 and last until Nov. 9, according to a newly released trial calendar posted to the public court docket.The burgeoning trial calendar, released on
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Sam Bankman-Fried Scoops Help CoinDesk Win a Loeb Award
The centerpiece story was Allison’s explosive Nov. 2, 2022, piece that raised questions about how sturdy Alameda Research, Bankman-Fried’s large trading firm, was – and, by extension, how safe the billionaire’s affiliated and better-known crypto exchange FTX was. Other CoinDesk stories honored by the Loebs revealed the unusual living arrangements
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2 Small Wins For Sam Bankman-Fried
Since the laptop is “air-gapped,” Bankman-Fried will have no connection to the internet or local area networks. The computer is physically isolated from unsecured networks, which also means that data can only be uploaded through the computer via USB and the like – in other words, Bankman-Fried will have no
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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Can Use an ‘Air-Gapped’ Laptop in Court, Judge Rules
The defense team has already lost two bids to have Bankman-Fried temporarily released since he was remanded, but has made another attempt, offering to impose strict conditions around the onetime FTX executive. Judge Kaplan set a 5:00 p.m. ET deadline today for the Department of Justice to comment on the
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Sam Bankman-Fried will likely appear in a suit and tie at trial
A federal judge has granted a motion from the legal team for Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) allowing the former FTX CEO to wear business attire during his first criminal trial.In a Sept. 27 order filed in United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge Lewis Kaplan said
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Sam Bankman-Fried Can Grill Former FTX Insiders on Drug Use in Court
They also asked the judge to let Bankman-Fried travel to his attorneys’ workspaces during the trial itself because it was “exceedingly difficult” to prepare for the trial from jail. The security guard, who the lawyers say will remain with Bankman-Fried at the residence, will also make sure he doesn’t have
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