USA v. BANKMAN-FRIED
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1:22-cr-00673
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August 22, 2023
Atty Says Bankman-Fried Missing Meds, Vegan Food In Jail
Sam Bankman-Fried hasn't had access to his medication in pretrial detention and is subsisting on bread, water and peanut butter because the jail isn't honoring his vegan diet, a lawyer for the disgraced FTX founder told a Manhattan federal judge Tuesday.
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August 18, 2023
SBF Says He Needs Time Out Of Jail To Review Discovery
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.
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August 16, 2023
How Bankman-Fried's Ex Could Bring His Trial To Life
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.
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August 14, 2023
New Indictment Against SBF Details $100M Political Donations
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.
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August 11, 2023
Bankman-Fried Jailed After Feds Allege Witness Tampering
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.
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August 08, 2023
Feds To Clarify Dropped SBF Campaign Finance Charge
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.
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August 02, 2023
SBF Attys Seek Media Ban After Witness Intimidation Claims
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.
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July 28, 2023
Jailing SBF Only Way To Stop Witness Intimidation, Feds Say
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.
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July 27, 2023
Feds Drop Campaign Finance Charge Against Bankman-Fried
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.
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July 26, 2023
Feds Say Bankman-Fried Should Be Jailed Ahead Of FTX Trial
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.