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DOJ Files Submission to Jail Sam Bankman-Fried Before Trial Over Witness Tampering
29.7.2023
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has requested a US Judge to revoke FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's bond and jail him before his scheduled trial in October.
In a written submission to a federal judge Friday, the DOJ alleged that Bankman-Fried has engaged in repeated attempts to influence witness...
Double Standards in Finance: SBF’s Legal Troubles Spark Concerns
29.7.2023
Cryptocurrencies and DeFi have shaken up the world of finance, but the spotlight on Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the mysterious FTX founder, has raised serious concerns about how the U.S. government handles financial regulation and fairness. SBF faces some serious accusations like misusing customer...
Sam Bankman-Fried's Attempts to Influence Witnesses Show He Must Be Jailed Before Trial: DOJ
28.7.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried's repeated efforts to contact witnesses and influence their testimony shows that "no combination of conditions will reasonably assure the safety of the community," prosecutors said in a written filing calling for his bond to be revoked
No, Sam Bankman-Fried Is Not Being Bailed Out By Democrats
28.7.2023
Republican candidate Vivek Rameswamy is rightly furious over dropped campaign finance charges. But the charges are likely to return after a procedural adjustment - and claims of corruption do more harm than good
Sam Bankman-Fried Maybe Hasn’t Escaped Campaign Finance Charges
28.7.2023
Prosecutors just withdrew a campaign finance charge ahead of Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial this October. That doesn’t mean the U.S. Department of Justice is letting the FTX founder off on alleged criminal conduct, however – and campaign finance charges could still be tried later
Sam Bankman-Fried's legal team turns over docs related to NYT story, requests they be sealed
28.7.2023
Lawyers claimed there was a "need to avoid" the public dissemination of documents Sam Bankman-Fried had shown a New York Times reporter which led to a story on Caroline Ellison
Bankrupt FTX and Genesis Global to Settle Dispute in Bankruptcy Cases
28.7.2023
Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and crypto lender Genesis have come to an agreement to settle their disputes within their bankruptcy cases.
The agreement was disclosed in a letter submitted by their legal representatives to the US bankruptcy court for the Southern District of New York...
Sam Bankman-Fried Wants to Seal Caroline Ellison's Diary, Inner City Press Opposes
28.7.2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has asked the court to seal the contents of the private diary of his sometimes girlfriend and ex-Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison
DOJ Drops Campaign Finance Charge Against Sam Bankman-Fried Due to Treaty Obligations with The Bahamas
28.7.2023
On July 26, the Department of Justice (DOJ) informed federal judge Lewis A. Kaplan that they "do not intend to proceed" with a campaign finance charge against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
This decision came after consulting with The Bahamas regarding the campaign finance charges mentioned...
A ‘Two-Tiered Justice System’ — Public Reacts to DOJ Dropping Campaign Finance Charges Against FTX Co-Founder
27.7.2023
In a court filing released Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice dropped campaign finance charges against disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Prosecutors said the charges were dropped in accordance with U.S. treaty obligations to the Bahamas. Sam Bankman-Fried Cleared of Campaign...
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’s Bankman-Fried seeks gag order for all witnesses in criminal case
24.7.2023
Lawyers representing SBF have agreed to a gag order preventing him from making comments that could sway his criminal trial but says it should apply to other witnesses too