USA v. BANKMAN-FRIED

  1. October 12, 2023

    COVERAGE RECAP: Day 7 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial

    Law360 reporters are providing live coverage of the trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Here's a recap from day seven.

  2. October 11, 2023

    'Sam Told Me To': Ellison Says Bankman-Fried Directed Theft

    Former FTX insider Caroline Ellison told a Manhattan federal jury on Wednesday that her onetime boss and ex-boyfriend Sam Bankman-Fried instructed her to secretly take billions of dollars from the cryptocurrency exchange's customers, saying the defendant did not believe it was immoral to lie or steal.

  3. October 11, 2023

    COVERAGE RECAP: Day 6 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial

    Law360 reporters are providing live coverage of the trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Here's a recap from day six.

  4. October 10, 2023

    How A 'Boxed In' Bankman-Fried Can Argue His Case

    The federal judge overseeing Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal fraud trial in Manhattan has shut the door on some of the FTX founder's strongest defense strategies, but experts say the fallen crypto king still has some potentially fruitful legal openings to pursue as he argues his case to jurors.

  5. October 10, 2023

    Bankman-Fried Dishonest From Day 1, Star Witness Tells Jury

    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried omitted key details about his Alameda Research hedge fund from the get-go as he recruited Caroline Ellison to join, she told the Manhattan jury hearing the $10 billion fraud case against the crypto mogul on Tuesday.

  6. October 10, 2023

    COVERAGE RECAP: Day 5 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial

    Law360 reporters are providing live coverage of the trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Here's a recap from day five.

  7. October 06, 2023

    Bankman-Fried Posted Lie While Directing $8B Con, Jury Told

    Sam Bankman-Fried tweeted that the FTX trading account of his hedge fund Alameda Research was "just like everyone else's," the very same day he directed coders to build a loophole that eventually allowed Alameda to withdraw $8 billion in customer deposits, a former top deputy told a Manhattan federal jury Friday.  

  8. October 05, 2023

    'I Love You, Sam': FTX Coder Recounts Struggle To Stay Loyal

    A close friend of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and former coder at the fallen crypto exchange told a Manhattan federal jury Thursday that despite pledging his "love" for Bankman-Fried, their friendship deteriorated as he realized $8 billion of customer funds had been compromised.

  9. October 05, 2023

    Feds Take Aim At FTX Jets As BlockFi Presses Ch. 11 Claims

    The U.S. Justice Department has moved to further clip accused FTX crypto-fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried's wings, seeking forfeiture of two multi-passenger corporate jets as his criminal trial continues in New York and negotiations continue over his bankrupt cryptocurrency empire in Delaware.

  10. October 05, 2023

    COVERAGE RECAP: Day 3 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial

    Law360 reporters are providing live updates on the fraud trial of FTX Trading Ltd. founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Here's a recap of day three.