October 02, 2023
A New York federal judge barred indicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried from pointing the finger at his former attorneys in his opening statement of his criminal fraud trial, but said he'll consider references to legal advice Bankman-Fried may have received on a "case-by-case" basis as the trial proceeds.
October 02, 2023
An eight-member legal team from Cohen & Gresser LLP is going up against federal prosecutors Tuesday in FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a look at the teams.
October 02, 2023
When the curtain rises this week on FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's blockbuster criminal trial in Manhattan federal court, corporate crypto lawyers will be watching closely as they dissect defense and prosecutorial strategies, weigh the government's evidence and monitor how the judge steers the proceedings.
October 02, 2023
In less than a year, the T-shirt- and shorts-wearing figurehead of FTX went from a Bahamas penthouse, where he ran a $32 billion cryptocurrency exchange, to a New York City jail cell, where he awaits his Tuesday criminal trial for allegedly masterminding one of the biggest financial frauds in U.S. history.
October 02, 2023
Some of the most important evidence in Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial will revolve around his state of mind during the years he operated FTX, as Manhattan federal prosecutors try to prove that the fallen crypto mogul intentionally lied and stole billions from customers.
October 02, 2023
The Manhattan federal judge overseeing the criminal trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is a veteran of the judicial system with a reputation for exercising hands-on control over his courtroom, who has ably managed two other high-profile trials in the last year alone.
September 28, 2023
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday declined to release Sam Bankman-Fried from jail during his upcoming trial, saying the FTX founder faces "a very long sentence" if convicted of pilfering billions of dollars from the fallen crypto exchange and may be a flight risk.
September 26, 2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried repeated his request to be released from jail for his upcoming criminal trial and be allowed to live in a temporary New York City residence, telling a Manhattan federal judge it's been "exceedingly difficult" to prepare at the Metropolitan Detention Center.
September 21, 2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will not be released from pretrial detention after he leaked a key witness' diary to the press, the Second Circuit ruled on Thursday, agreeing with the district court that he likely tried to tamper with witnesses in the looming criminal trial.
September 21, 2023
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday rejected all the expert witnesses proposed by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried for his looming criminal trial, including the former chair of the Federal Election Commission and an English barrister.