August 18, 2023
Attorneys for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried asked a Manhattan federal judge Friday to allow the fallen crypto boss to travel from his pretrial detention to the Manhattan federal courthouse five days a week so that he can participate in working through the "extraordinarily voluminous discovery" in his fraud case.
August 16, 2023
Caroline Ellison, the ex-girlfriend of Sam Bankman-Fried and onetime head of his crypto trading firm, is expected to serve as a compelling narrator in the FTX founder's October fraud trial, even if defense lawyers try to portray her as a jilted lover.
August 14, 2023
Federal prosecutors on Monday filed their latest indictment against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, incorporating allegations that the fallen crypto boss looted money from the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange to make $100 million in political donations.
August 11, 2023
A Manhattan federal judge on Friday ordered FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried jailed ahead of his trial on charges of looting billions of dollars from the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, revoking bail after the fallen crypto boss communicated with a witness and the press.
August 08, 2023
Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that they plan to "make clear" in their case against FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried that the crypto executive remains charged with running an illegal political donations scheme as part of wider fraud allegations, after prosecutors said they wouldn't pursue a campaign finance charge last month.
August 02, 2023
Attorneys for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried have asked a New York federal judge to impose a media ban on their client instead of revoking his bail following a conversation the disgraced cryptocurrency executive had with a reporter from The New York Times, saying that despite the government's assertions, Bankman-Fried was not trying to intimidate witnesses.
July 28, 2023
No bail conditions have been enough to stop FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried from trying to intimidate witnesses ahead of his trial on charges that he looted the now-bankrupt exchange, prosecutors told a Manhattan federal judge on Friday, reiterating their request that the fallen crypto boss be confined to jail.
July 27, 2023
Manhattan federal prosecutors said Wednesday they will not pursue a campaign finance charge against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried at trial, citing legal obligations related to the fallen crypto king's extradition from the Bahamas.
July 26, 2023
A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday mulled a surprise request by prosecutors to have FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried jailed ahead of his trial on charges that he looted the now-bankrupt exchange, after the fallen crypto boss communicated with the press about a key trial witness.
July 24, 2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried said he was exercising his First and Sixth Amendment rights and not trying to discredit his ex-girlfriend, who is a key government witness in his criminal case, by sharing documents with a New York Times reporter for a story published last week about her private writings.