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FTX’s former primary counsel Fenwick & West LLP has been hit with a class action suit claiming it aided the crypto exchange’s alleged multi-billion dollar fraud.An Aug. 7 filing by a group of FTX customers in a California District Court alleged the law firm set up several “shadowy entities” allowing
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"And as part of the originally charged money laundering scheme, the defendant also concealed the source of his fraudulent proceeds through political straw donations," the DOJ said. "As the Government will outline in its forthcoming motions in limine, the evidence of the defendant’s campaign finance conduct is admissible at trial
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Bankman-Fried faces seven different charges, including securities and wire fraud allegations, for a trial currently scheduled to kick off in October. Another trial, set for March, will see the DOJ try Bankman-Fried again on another five charges, including conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Source
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The legal tussle between bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and crypto lender Genesis seems to be coming to a resolution, a recent court filing reveals. According to the letter filed yesterday at the US bankruptcy court for the Southern District of New York, both firms – who happened to have filed
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Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has agreed to a “gag order” which will prevent him from making comments to third parties that may interfere with his trial — but argues it should apply to all potential witnesses as well, including current FTX CEO John Ray.The gag order against Sam Bankman-Fried
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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has attributed a leak of Caroline Ellison’s personal diary excerpts, recently featured in a New York Times piece, to her ex-lover, Sam Bankman-Fried. Caroline Ellison, previously in a romantic relationship with
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They made the transfers to life science companies like Lumen Bioscience Inc. and Platform Life Sciences Inc. under the guise of effective altruism, a philosophy espousing the transfer of wealth from affluent individuals to those in financial need, the filing shows. But, helping the less fortunate wasn't the charitable arms
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The Australian financial services regulator has finally canceled the financial license of FTX Australia, the bankrupt crypto exchange's local subsidiary — effective July 14. On July 19, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced the cancellation, before noting that FTX Australia will still be allowed to provide limited financial
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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied In a stunning turn of events, former NFL quarterback Tom Brady faces financial turmoil after losing a staggering $30 million in the collapse of cryptocurrency giant FTX. The now-worthless shares were part of Brady’s arrangement with FTX
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Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban has again locked horns with former securities chief John Reed Stark, this time over who was ultimately to blame for FTX’s collapse and the impact on creditors. During a heated back-and-forth exchange, Cuban argued had the United States Securities and Exchange Commission set “clear regulations,” no
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