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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied On August 16, US Department of Justice (DoJ) prosecutors filed a sealed order to freeze Alex Mashinsky’s business accounts and a Texas property co-owned by Kristine Mashinsky, the defendant’s spouse.. As a result, bank accounts and properties
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Twice a week, Bankman-Fried has access to an internet-enabled laptop. Defense attorneys had previously raised issues about the battery life and weak internet connection, but Tuesday's letter said the defense team had provided a new battery that "has approximately 8 hours battery life," and the internet speed over the course
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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is scrutinizing the advertising strategy of the now-bankrupt crypto exchange, FTX. This scrutiny comes in light of advertisements featuring celebrities Larry David and Tom Brady. According to the DOJ, it did
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The DoJ has said that advertisements for FTX did not differentiate between the US arm and the global business. According to the Department of Justice (DoJ), the FTX ads featuring American footballer Tom Brady and comedian Larry David show little distinction between the exchange’s US arm and its international business. According to
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Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX’s founder and former CEO, is sparring about exactly what evidence the government can bring in support of charges that include wire fraud – and he's accused the DOJ of introducing corruption and campaign finance allegations through the back door. Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty, and the trial
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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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Federal prosecutors say the FTX founders' access to technology in pre-trial detention goes "above and beyond '' that which other defendants have been offered. Source
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“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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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied The U.S. Department of Justice has filed motions to disqualify all seven expert witnesses put forward by former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried for his forthcoming October trial, citing various inadequacies in their qualifications and methodologies. The U.S.
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Federal prosecutors have challenged FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s allegations that prosecutors dumped “millions” of pages worth of potential evidence on the former CEO’s defense team just two months ahead of his criminal trial, a Tuesday court filing shows. Source
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