Judge orders Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail revoked following allegations of witness intimidation: Report
Judge Lewis Kaplan reportedly cited SBF’s alleged attempts to influence or intimidate witnesses in the criminal case including a former FTX US general counsel and Caroline Ellison.This post was originally published on this site
Prosecutors will still consider Sam Bankman-Fried’s alleged campaign finance scheme at trial
Rather than reinstating a count on campaign finance violations to SBF’s indictment, the Justice Department said it will consider the evidence as part of a wire fraud charge.This post was originally published on this site
NY Times defends article on Caroline Ellison: the public has a ‘legitimate interest’
The media outlet claimed the public and press had a right to receive information on a “central participant in a financial scheme that defrauded investors of billions of dollars”.This post was originally published on this site
Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal team turns over docs related to NYT story, requests they be sealed
Lawyers claimed there was a “need to avoid” the public dissemination of documents Sam Bankman-Fried had shown a New York Times reporter that led to a story on Caroline Ellison.This post was originally published on this site
Sam Bankman-Fried to have campaign donation charge dropped: Prosecutors
The FTX co-founder may be able to face one less charge relating to his alleged mismanagement of the cryptocurrency exchange.This post was originally published on this site
Proposed gag order in SBF’s criminal case under review, citing attempt to ‘influence public opinion’
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.This post was originally published on this site
Sam Bankman-Fried’s brother planned to buy island and prep for apocalypse: court filing
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.”This post was originally published on this site
Sam Bankman-Fried wants ‘close friends’ to visit without a security pat down
Under bail conditions, only Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers are exempt from security checks, now they’ve asked if this can be extended to “close friends.”This post was originally published on this site
Judge blocks Bankman-Fried’s attempt to obtain key documents in fraud prosecution: Report
The request was denied by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, who characterized it as a “fishing expedition” lacking justification. This post was originally published on this site
US lawmaker demands answers from SEC on docs related to Sam Bankman-Fried’s arrest
The chair of a U.S. House oversight subcommittee said all of the documents the SEC had provided on Sam Bankman-Fried’s charges and arrest had been publicly available at the time.This post was originally published on this site