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Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty to Latest Indictment
22.8.2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried appeared in court Tuesday to be arraigned after the latest indictment accused him of using customer funds for everything from buying personal real estate to political donations
FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried prosecutors submit proposed jury instructions for trial
22.8.2023
Ahead of FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s October trial, government prosecutors have laid out their requests for how the jury should be directed
Prosecutors File Proposed Jury Instructions for Sam Bankman-Fried Trial
22.8.2023
The U.S. Department of Justice filed its proposed set of jury instructions for Sam Bankman-Fried's October trial a day before he is set to be arraigned on a new superseding indictment
Sam Bankman-Fried will get one day in court to meet with lawyers
21.8.2023
According to a judge's order, SBF will be allowed access to one laptop and "WiFi device” for roughly 6.5 hours while meeting with counsel in a courthouse cell block attorney room
Sam Bankman-Fried Due Back in Court as He Asks for Daily Releases
21.8.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried will have five and a half hours with his attorneys, minus any time spent being arraigned yet again Tuesday on his latest indictment, which folded campaign finance allegations into existing charges
Farmington Bank Faces Fed Wrath: Alameda-Backed Financial Institution Ordered to Shutdown
21.8.2023
In a statement released August 17, 2023, Farmington State Bank, with an investment from Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research, consented to a cease and desist order from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Alameda invested $11.5 million into the bank’s coffers in January 2022. Government seizure...
Bankman-Fried Wants to See His Lawyers Outside Jail Five Days a Week
20.8.2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is asking to be released from jail five days a week to work on his defense for the fraud trial against him set to begin in October. On Friday, Bankman-Fried’s lawyers complained to a judge in Manhattan that the currently proposed preparation time and regime...
FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals for Temporary Jail Release
19.8.2023
FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried is seeking temporary release from jail in order to work on his defense with his lawyers at the federal courthouse in Manhattan.
On Friday, Bankman-Fried's lawyers sent a letter to US District Judge Lewis Kaplan, stating that their client was unable to adequately...
Sam Bankman-Fried requests weekday freedom for legal defense work
19.8.2023
Lawyers of SBF stated that their client faced difficulties in thoroughly reviewing the extensive document accumulation related to the case while confined to the detention center
Things We're Freaking Out About
18.8.2023
FTX-Linked Bank Receives Federal Enforcement Action for Digital Asset Activities
18.8.2023
The Federal Reserve Board has taken enforcement action against Farmington State Bank, a small bank linked to now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, for engaging in undisclosed digital asset activities.
According to a Thursday press release, the Federal Reserve Board, in collaboration with...
Sam Bankman-Fried Is Now in Jail
17.8.2023
It’s a bit of a truism in journalism that any headline that ends in a question that can be answered with “yes” or “no” will usually be answered with “no.” A few weeks ago, however, I asked “Is Sam Bankman-Fried Going to Jail?” and in a rejection of that truism, the answer was “yes.”
Prosecution's Strategy: Caroline Ellison's Personal Notes to Serve as Key Evidence Against Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried
17.8.2023
In an August 14 submission to the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York, prosecutors stated their plan to introduce Caroline Ellison's to-do lists and notes as evidence, including a note labeled "Things Sam is Freaking Out About."...
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Bankman-Fried Donated $100 Million of FTX Money to Politicians, Prosecutors Claim
16.8.2023
Crypto exchange FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) spent more than $100 million of customer funds on political donations, according to an amended indictment. On Monday, U.S. federal prosecutors also alleged that he used two FTX executives as “straw donors” to evade contribution limits....
Former FTX Executive Invokes Fifth Amendment Right, Remains Silent in Trial – Here's the Latest
16.8.2023
Ryan Salame, a former executive of now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has declined to testify about his involvement in an alleged illegal campaign donation scheme.
According to a motion filed by U.S. federal prosecutors on Monday, Salame's attorney has said that, if subpoenaed, he intends...
Former FTX Co-CEO Ryan Salame to Plead the Fifth, Declares Himself ‘Unavailable as a Witness’
15.8.2023
U.S. federal prosecutors have unveiled court documents indicating that ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is entangled in a web of allegations, with illegal political campaign financing being a significant charge. In light of these allegations against SBF, Ryan Salame, FTX Digital Markets’...
Sam Bankman-Fried Faces New Allegations: DOJ Claims Stolen Funds Used for Political Donations
15.8.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, is facing new allegations from the Department of Justice (DOJ), including the embezzlement of customer funds.
According to an indictment filed on Monday, Bankman-Fried is accused of misappropriating and embezzling customer deposits...
Stanford School Newspaper Highlights the Irony of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Scheduled Stanford Talk on Ethics Amidst Legal Chaos
15.8.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), a once towering figure in the crypto world and former FTX CEO, was curiously slated to share his insights on tech ethics with Stanford students this winter. In a thorough examination penned by Theo Baker for the Stanford Daily, the details of SBF’s multifaceted...
Latest superseding indictment against Sam Bankman-Fried includes campaign finance allegations
14.8.2023
The U.S. Justice Department dropped a campaign finance violations charge on Sam Bankman-Fried's indictment in July, but said it will consider the alleged scheme in other counts
SBF jailed, FTX partners under attack: Law Decoded
14.8.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the failed FTX crypto exchange, will be held in jail through the end of his two upcoming trials