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SBF Concludes Testimony, Defense Rests Case
31.10.2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried completed his grueling three-day testimony in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday. Being careful with his word choice, Bankman-Fried faced intense questioning from US Assistant Attorney Danielle Sassoon regarding his role in FTX’s demise. SBF’s potential...
SBF Concludes Testimony, Defense Rests Case
31.10.2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried completed his grueling three-day testimony in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday. Being careful with his word choice, Bankman-Fried faced intense questioning from US Assistant Attorney Danielle Sassoon regarding his role in FTX’s demise. SBF’s potential...
SBF Admits Alameda had “Special Privileges” on FTX, Closes out Second Day of Testimony
30.10.2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried finished out his second day of testimony in his landmark fraud case this afternoon in Manhattan federal court. With U.S. Assistant Attorney Danielle Sassoon leading the cross-examination,Bankman-Fried gave mostly curt answers while often denying recalling specific...
SBF’s Legal Battle: Scaramucci’s Grim Outlook on Testimony
27.10.2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried began testimony in his own fraud trial on Thursday, defending himself from accusations of intentionally defrauding his exchange’s customers. Prior to taking the stand, SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci said that the former crypto mogul’s odds...
Prosecutors Probe Sam Bankman-Fried’s Memory in FTX Case Without Jury
27.10.2023
Federal prosecutors questioned Sam Bankman-Fried in an ongoing hearing on Wednesday about his message deletion practices and the alleged use of customer funds while he was CEO of now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX. FTX Founder Faces Intensive Cross-Examination by Prosecutors in Ongoing Trial...
SBF Testifies in Hearing, Claims Alameda Research had Right to “Borrow” Funds
27.10.2023
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried took the stand for the first time in his landmark fraud trial without the jury present. With numerous pieces of evidence and lines of testimony in contention between the prosecution and the defense, Judge Kaplan sent the jury home early Thursday in order...
Sam Bankman-Fried seeks expert to counter testimony from DOJ witnesses
24.10.2023
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried intends to call on a financial expert to rebuff testimonies from Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, Nishad Singh and Adam Yedidia
Ex-General Counsel Sheds Light on FTX’s $7B Gap in Bankman-Fried Fraud Trial
22.10.2023
FTX’s former general counsel Can Sun testified Thursday in federal court that he was shocked to learn FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) had secretly transferred billions in customer funds to his hedge fund Alameda Research. Sun told prosecutors he resigned the day after realizing the scope...
Bankman-Fried Lawyers Claim He’s Not Getting Enough Adderall
17.10.2023
Attorneys for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried say he’s having trouble focusing during his criminal trial because he’s not getting his prescribed dose of Adderall each day. In a letter to the judge Sunday, lawyers said Bankman-Fried has gone without his medication most of the day, leaving...
Sam Bankman-Fried requests long-acting Adderall to focus during trial
16.10.2023
Lawyers for the FTX founder have asked if he can take long-release ADHD medication as he’s been unable to properly concentrate during his trial
Billionaire on Paper: FTX CTO Gary Wang Reveals Alameda’s Privileges Amidst Exchange Scandal
6.10.2023
Former FTX chief technology officer Gary Wang took the stand on Thursday in the trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Wang admitted to committing financial crimes with Bankman-Fried, former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison, and former FTX engineering executive Nishad Singh. From High School...
12 people will decide the fate of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried
5.10.2023
45 prospective jurors were narrowed down to 12 after they were asked to discuss their background, employment, education, partners, children and their age
5 highlights of Sam Bankman-Fried's first day of trial
4.10.2023
Potential jurors shared their mostly negative interactions with crypto investing, while a slim-figured former FTX CEO sat flanked by attorneys, noticeably void of his signature curly locks
Latest update — Former FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried trial [Day 1]
3.10.2023
The former FTX CEO faces seven counts of conspiracy and fraud. A New York court will decide his fate
FTX founder mulled giving Trump $5B not to run for president, says author
2.10.2023
“That only shocks you if you don’t know Sam,” says author Michael Lewis regarding the revelation in his new book about Sam Bankman-Fried
Effective altruism fueled SBF’s ‘ridiculous’ actions at FTX: Ex-Alameda engineer
2.10.2023
"No sane person would make those decisions,” says a former engineer at Alameda Research about what ultimately led to the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto empire
Sam Bankman-Fried Trial: A Colossal Legal Showdown Starts Next Week
30.9.2023
A calendar has been set for the upcoming trial of United States v. Bankman-Fried, with jury selection beginning October 3, 2023. The FTX founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, was denied temporary release from prison but will be allowed to use an “air-gapped,” internet-disabled laptop...
How long could Sam Bankman-Fried go to jail for?
29.9.2023
“I think he’ll get the maximum sentence” — one lawyer predicts the former FTX CEO could look at life behind bars if convicted of all seven charges
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried criminal trial schedule revealed
29.9.2023
In a hearing, Assistant U.S. Attorney Danielle Kudla said the Department of Justice estimated the case could last four to five weeks
FTX founder’s plea for temporary release should be denied, prosecution says
28.9.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried’s renewed request for temporary release from jail prior to his upcoming trial should be denied according to the U.S. government