Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX, has officially appealed his fraud conviction, seeking a new trial and alleging that the judge who oversaw his case was biased against him. In a detailed 102-page document submitted to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on September 13, Bankman-Fried’s legal team argues
For the time being, at least, Sam Bankman-Fried will not be able to use his FTX insurance to pay for his legal fees. The former FTX CEO tried to use a $10 million insurance policy to pay for his legal fees, but the bankruptcy judge refused his petition on Wednesday.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former FTX founder is accused of using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to access the internet, which has concerned U.S. prosecutors. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams stated that the government considered utilizing a VPN to “raise numerous possible concerns. Including instances of American users accessing specific international crypto
Sam Bankman- Fried’s attorneys and federal prosecutors have come to an agreement regarding his usage of texting apps. SBF agreed on Monday to stop using Signal and other encrypted messaging apps, according to a letter his lawyer submitted to the court. Access to FaceTime, Zoom, iMessage, SMS text, email, and
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the co-founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has reportedly attempted to influence the witnesses. In a recent court document, the U.S. prosecutors declared that the former CEO of FTX tried to persuade a witness in the case being investigated by the US government. In the wake
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to federal charges in New York on Tuesday. SBF charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and securities fraud. And also individual accusations of securities fraud and wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to circumvent campaign financing restrictions. At the beginning of
The former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense lawyer Jerone Roberts announced on Monday afternoon that “his client has accepted to voluntarily extradited to the United States”, where federal authorities have prosecuted SBF with eight charges of fraud and conspiracy. The 180-degree door was turned open by Bahamas officials for
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the bankrupt crypto exchange, FTX, has been denied bail by a judge in the Bahamas. According to the latest reports, the Bahamian authorities will continue to detain Bankman-Fried, following his arrest held on December 12. Joyann Ferguson-Pratt, the judge presiding over the case, has ordered
An unexpected turn was revealed in Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX disaster despite U.S. representatives summoning SBF to testify at a hearing on December 13, the House Committee on Financial Services. Federal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) opened an investigation into whether the former FTX CEO manipulated the market’s
Over the past few weeks, a lot of catastrophic events have taken place in the global cryptocurrency market. Also, the crypto exchange FTX fallout alarmed several big-shot companies and many people in the cryptocurrency community, and the global crypto industry faced cold selling pressure. While the crypto lending platform BlockFi
