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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Faces Tightened Bail Conditions and Possible Jail in Trial
27.7.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is facing tightened bail conditions and the possibility of jail time as he awaits trial over the collapse of his exchange.
At a recent hearing, US District Judge Lewis Kaplan imposed a "gag order" on Bankman-Fried...
Prosecutors Want Sam Bankman-Fried Jailed Ahead of Trial
27.7.2023
U.S. prosecutors have asked a federal judge to put crypto exchange FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in jail over alleged witness tampering before his trial starts in October. While requiring the prosecution to formalize the request and giving the defense enough time to make its case, the judge issued...
Sam Bankman-Fried Won't Face Campaign Finance Charge, U.S. DOJ Says
27.7.2023
The U.S. Department of Justice informed a federal judge that it did "not intend to proceed" with a campaign finance charge against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried after consulting with The Bahamas over whether it was included in an extradition document last year
Sam Bankman-Fried to have campaign donation charge dropped: Prosecutors
27.7.2023
The FTX co-founder may be able to face one less charge relating to his alleged mismanagement of the cryptocurrency exchange
Judge warns Sam Bankman-Fried to ‘take it seriously’ as prosecutors push to revoke bail: Report
26.7.2023
Assistant U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon reportedly said SBF made roughly 100 calls to a reporter behind The New York Times story that revealed Caroline Ellison’s private journals
U.S. Justice Department Wants to Jail Sam Bankman-Fried
26.7.2023
A prosecutor said that "no set of release conditions can secure the safety of the community."
Sam Bankman-Fried's Family Under Scrutiny: Court Filings Reveal Alarming Behavior
25.7.2023
Recent court revelations surrounding Sam Bankman-Fried's family have exposed a web of deceit.
One such revelation concerned Samuel Bankman, Bankman-Fried's father, who has been using the $10 million gifted to him by his son, which was allegedly looted from FTX customers, to pay for his legal...
Judge in SBF's criminal case proposes gag order, citing attempt to 'influence public opinion'
24.7.2023
The proposal followed a complaint filed by U.S. authorities alleging Sam Bankman-Fried had leaked Caroline Ellison’s private journals in an attempt to interfere with the trial
FTX Lawsuit Reveals Alleged Plan to Use Island as Doomsday Bunker
24.7.2023
A newly filed lawsuit has alleged that the FTX Foundation planned to use the island nation of Nauru as a safe refuge for effective altruists for “some event where 50% - 99.99% of people die.”
According to the lawsuit, filed by FTX’s current management, the plan to use the island as a giant...
FTX Sues SBF, Former Execs to Recover Over $1 Billion
22.7.2023
Crypto exchange FTX is trying to regain $1 billion in a lawsuit against founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and some former executives. FTX’s new management argues the funds were misappropriated through dubious deals and transactions made before the coin trading platform went bankrupt last fall. Failed...
Sam Bankman-Fried's brother planned to buy island and prep for apocalypse: court filing
21.7.2023
According to court documents, Gabriel Bankman-Fried wrote a memo to the FTX Foundation with a plan to build a bunker to survive “some event where 50%-99.99% of people die"
Sam Bankman-Fried Accused of Leaking Diary Excerpts to Discredit Key Witness
21.7.2023
A court document penned by U.S. Department of Justice attorney Damian Williams alleges FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried released diary excerpts from former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison. The U.S. attorney asserts that Bankman-Fried intended to discredit the government’s key witness...
US DoJ accuses FTX founder of leaking private diary of Caroline Ellison
21.7.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried attempted to publicly discredit government witness Caroline Ellison, who was once his business ally and a romantic partner, the DoJ argued
FTX Launches Lawsuit Against Ex-Executives, Including Sam Bankman-Fried, to Reclaim $1 Billion
21.7.2023
Now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX has filed a complaint against former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and other key executives to retrieve more than $1 billion in allegedly misappropriated funds.
The lawsuit, filed by FTX under the direction of an executive team led by restructuring expert John...
FTX Leadership Seeks Return of Over $1B in Cash, Stocks From Former Executives
21.7.2023
The lawsuit alleges that fraudulent transfers of cash and shares were used to finance political donations, real estate buys, Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal defense, and even potentially an island
SBF Accused of Leaking Caroline Ellison's Private Diary by U.S. DOJ
21.7.2023
The U.S. DOJ also wants to ban the disgraced founder of FTX and all parties involved in the FTX case from making any out of court statements in the future
FTX sues Sam Bankman-Fried and other former execs to claw back $1B
21.7.2023
Former FTX and Alameda Research executives Sam Bankman-Fried, Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang and Nishad Singh were named in the suit from FTX
Ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison’s Google Docs Diary Exposes Struggles Prior to FTX Collapse
20.7.2023
According to the New York Times and several sources familiar with the matter, Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, maintained a diary on Google Documents that provides a brief glimpse into the challenges she faced before the collapse of FTX. Excerpts from the diary suggest Ellison...
Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX Get Spoofed in New Animated Comedy Starring T.J. Miller
20.7.2023
An upstart Web3 studio satirizes the FTX saga in a new “interactive” series called "FORTUN3," debuting this fall
Bankman-Fried Requests Court’s Approval for a Mystery List of Visitors to Drop by Without Security
15.7.2023
In a legal document lodged on July 13, 2023, Sam Bankman-Fried, the former chief executive officer and founder of FTX, expressed his desire for his “close friends” to drop by his parents’ residence “without the need for a security guard to be present.” The plea from Bankman-Fried...