DOJ Claims About Sam Bankman-Fried's Laptop Access Are 'Inaccurate', Defense Alleges
DOJ Claims About Sam Bankman-Fried's Laptop Access Are 'Inaccurate', Defense Alleges Source
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FTX’s-Sam Bankman-Fried Puts Trial Defense Together With 7 Expert Witnesses
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the founder of the defunct FTX exchange, is set to face trial in October, barring any postponement. Amid the
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US government challenges validity of SBF’s legal defense
Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has expressed reservations over the validity of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal strategy. In a legal document filed on Aug. 29, the Department of Justice’s lawyers have contended that Sam Bankman-Fried’s
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DOJ calls SBF’s fraud allegation defense ‘irrelevant,’ requests additional info
The lawyers representing the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a new court document late on Aug. 29 arguing that Sam Bankman-Fried should provide additional disclosures to his planned defense. The document called the current proposed argument, which claims his lawyers approved of fraud allegations while he was still at
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FTX Founder’s Planned Defense is ‘Irrelevant’ Without More Details, DOJ Argues
“The Court should preclude irrelevant, confusing, and prejudicial questioning, evidence, and arguments about the involvement of attorneys” if no further details are provided, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in the filing, arguing Bankman-Fried should specify the legal advice or abandon his proposed defense. Source
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Defense Renews Push for ‘Temporary Release’ Ahead of October Trial
"We do not believe that anything short of temporary release will properly address these problems and safeguard Mr. Bankman-Fried’s right to participate in his own defense," a Friday letter authored by defense attorney Christian Everdell said. "At the very least, however, we respectfully request that the Court reconsider its previous
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Judge to hear Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense against 4M pages of newly released evidence
A federal judge will hear Sam Bankman-Fried's defense argument against a newly released batch of evidence provided by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Aug. 25. According to Bankman-Fried's attorneys, an additional 4 million pages of discovery were released less than six weeks before his trial, scheduled for October
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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Intends to Blame Fenwick & West Lawyers in His Defense
"Evidence of the defendant’s reliance on counsel is relevant to the question of intent and is not limited to situations where the defense can establish that the defendant formally sought out the advice of counsel, received legal advice, and followed the advice given," the letter said. Source
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Bankman-Fried requests release to work on defense
Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder of FTX, is seeking space outside detention weekly to prepare for his upcoming trial. His attorneys rejected a two-day-a-week release proposal offered by the U.S. government. Detention conditions challenged Bankman-Fried has been in
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Sam Bankman-Fried requests weekday freedom for legal defense work
Seven days following the Department of Justice's bail revocation for disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, he is now seeking permission to spend five weekdays outside to collaborate with his legal team on his defense case.According to a letter sent to US District Judge Lewis Kaplan on Friday, as reported by
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