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Sam Bankman-Fried's defense team asked Judge Lewis Kaplan to let them introduce proof of inconsistent statements from former FTX executives Gary Wang and Nishad Singh, tied to their statements to federal officials prior to testifying on the stand. Source
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Lawyers representing former FTX CEO Sam “SBF’ Sam Bankman-Fried conducted their cross-examination of Nishad Singh, pressing the former engineering director on events leading to Alameda Research using funds from the crypto exchange.According to reports from the courtroom on Oct. 17, Singh admitted “there was a lot” he didn’t remember from
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Former FTX engineering director Nishad Singh reportedly told a New York courtroom that former CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried had a habit of deciding on purchases through Alameda Research by himself.According to reports from SBF’s criminal trial on Oct. 16, Singh said while Caroline Ellison and Sam Trabucco led Alameda, Bankman-Fried
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Former FTX Head of Engineering Nishad Singh said he "learned of a hole" in FTX's finances in September 2022, two months before the exchange filed for bankruptcy. Though he noticed around $8 billion missing from Sam Bankman-Fried's company, he nevertheless "green lit" transactions, which he "implicitly" knew had to have
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Civil charges were announced against former FTX director of engineering Nishad Singh on Feb. 28, the same day he entered a guilty plea to three counts of criminal fraud in Manhattan district court. Both the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are
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In a statement, SEC Director of Enforcement Gurbir Grewal said, "we allege that this was fraud, pure and simple: while on the one hand FTX touted its supposed effective risk mitigation measures to investors, on the other Mr. Singh and his co-defendants were stealing customer funds using software code Mr.
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In a statement, Singh's lawyers said, “Nishad is deeply sorry for his role in this and has accepted responsibility for his actions. He wants to do everything he can to make things right for victims, including by assisting the government to the best of his ability in this case.” Original Source
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Another member of Sam Bankman-Fried’s inner circle allegedly plans to plead guilty to criminal charges for his role in the alleged fraud that occurred at the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. According to unnamed sources familiar with the matter, Nishad Singh, FTX’s former director of engineering, is attempting to negotiate a deal
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If Singh takes a plea deal, he will join the ranks of other members of Sam Bankman-Fried’s inner circle, including former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang, FTX co-founder and former chief technology officer, who are cooperating with prosecutors in their case against the former FTX CEO. Bankman-Fried has
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Singh may hold information key to showing how Sam Bankman-Fried violated numerous federal campaign finance laws. Source
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