USA v. BANKMAN-FRIED

  1. May 30, 2023

    Bankman-Fried Charges Backed By Ample Evidence, Feds Say

    Prosecutors told a Manhattan federal judge Monday that there's no basis for tossing the indictment against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, saying cooperating witnesses and other evidence at trial will trace how the crypto mogul's theft of customer funds drilled a "multi-billion-dollar hole in FTX's balance sheet."

  2. May 09, 2023

    FTX Founder Launches Volley Of Defenses In Criminal Case

    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is looking to hold his former company's feet to the fire for its cooperation with federal prosecutors and has urged a federal judge to toss the bulk of criminal charges against him, though criminal defense attorneys on Tuesday were skeptical the disgraced crypto king's latest "spaghetti against the wall" approach would stick. 

  3. March 30, 2023

    Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty To Bevy Of New Charges

    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried entered a not guilty plea Thursday in Manhattan federal court after prosecutors updated their criminal case against him with a 13-count, kitchen-sink indictment charging misconduct ranging from bribery to bank fraud conspiracy.

  4. March 28, 2023

    Bankman-Fried Hit With FCPA Charge As Feds Drop 'Hammer'

    Manhattan federal prosecutors brought a new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act charge on Tuesday accusing FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried of paying $40 million in bribes to Chinese government officials, a development one expert characterized as transforming the fraud case "from a sledgehammer to Thor's hammer."

  5. March 10, 2023

    SBF Judge Still Worried About 'Inventive' Bail Workarounds

    A Manhattan federal judge appeared unsatisfied Friday with a proposed solution to disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's conduct while out on bail, saying the "very inventive and technologically savvy" defendant could still find ways to communicate with potential witnesses.

  6. March 09, 2023

    Bankman-Fried Floats Trial Delay Amid Cascade Of Evidence

    Attorneys for disgraced crypto financier Sam Bankman-Fried have requested to push back filing deadlines in a criminal case over the collapse of his FTX exchange, saying the Oct. 2 trial date may need to be delayed to allow more time to review evidence.

  7. March 06, 2023

    Feds Suggest Limiting Sam Bankman-Fried To A Flip Phone

    To discourage Sam Bankman-Fried from violating the conditions of his bail, Manhattan federal prosecutors and the indicted former FTX CEO's counsel have proposed a solution: limiting his electronics usage to an old-school flip phone and a new computer with limited internet access.

  8. February 28, 2023

    3rd FTX Exec Cops Plea As Feds Squeeze Bankman-Fried

    Former FTX Trading Ltd. engineering director Nishad Singh on Tuesday copped to fraud, conspiracy and campaign finance violations related to the fall of the crypto exchange as federal prosecutors gained a third cooperator in their case against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.

  9. February 23, 2023

    Bankman-Fried Exploited Code 'Loopholes,' New Charges Say

    Manhattan federal prosecutors bolstered their case against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on Thursday with a new indictment accusing the disgraced cryptocurrency mogul of building deceit right into the software controlling his fallen exchange and making large, unlawful political donations.

  10. February 16, 2023

    Bankman-Fried Judge Suggests He Is Close To Revoking Bail

    A Manhattan federal judge appeared to tire Thursday of the conduct of indicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried while out on bail, ordering the imposition of "tight" conditions to stop the fallen crypto mogul from contacting witnesses and using encrypted networks.