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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers say attempt to jail him before trial is wrong

Lawyers for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried say prosecutors are wrong to seek his detention prior to trial because their arguments are based on “innuendo, speculation, and scant facts.”

The Independent UK

Campaign finance charge dropped from case against Sam Bankman-Fried

Prosecutors have withdrawn a campaign finance charge from eight counts among charges FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will face at an October trial

The Independent UK

FTX spent $376 million to get a $2 million license in Europe. Now its caretaker CEO wants most of that money back

The lawsuit alleges Sam Bankman-Fried misspent hundreds of millions on a company run by his acquaintances.

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Sam Bankman-Fried to get Bahamian court review of latest US charges

NEW YORK — Sam Bankman-Fried won a Bahamian court order temporarily blocking that nation’s government from consenting to charges that were added to his U.S. indictment after the FTX co-founder’s December extradition to New York.

Tribune News Service

When did Michael Lewis know about SBF?

The 'Moneyball' author's forthcoming book on Sam Bankman-Fried promises to be a good one, but Lewis has yet to say when he found out his subject was a conman.

Fortune

Michael Lewis had a front row seat to Sam Bankman-Fried's downfall. He called the disgraced former FTX CEO 'the ideal subject'

Michael Lewis had shadowed SBF for a year before his arrest in December.

Fortune

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried seeks dismissal of all but three charges in crypto collapse indictment

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is seeking a dismissal of criminal charges against him, saying prosecutors have improperly turned civil and regulatory issues into federal crimes

The Independent UK

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried seeks dismissal of indictment

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is seeking a dismissal of criminal charges against him, saying prosecutors have improperly turned civil and regulatory issues into federal crimes

The Independent UK

Bankman-Fried might use flip phone under stricter bail plan

Prosecutors and attorneys for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried are requesting the disgraced cryptocurrency entrepreneur be allowed a flip-phone or another device that’s not a smartphone while on bail

The Independent UK

Bankman-Fried used customer funds for campaign largesse, charges say

Customer money bankrolled millions in political donations made by former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, federal prosecutors say.

Roll Call

Judge suggests jail to limit FTX founder's communications

A federal judge is showing growing impatience with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's use of the internet, suggesting that incarceration might eventually be the most effective way to prevent him from violating his bail conditions

The Independent UK

Former Stanford Law School dean among SBF cosigners

The other cosigner for the disgraced FTX founder’s $250 million bond is a senior research scientist at Stanford.

Fortune

Sam Bankman-Fried in hot water for watching Super Bowl on house arrest using VPN

Crypto executive remains under house arrest in California

The Independent UK

Embattled FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried bucks legal norms and keeps talking in fraud case

Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of FTX, has been unusually talkative following the November collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange and his subsequent indictment on fraud and other charges

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The Independent UK

FTX founder keeps talking, ignoring typical legal strategy

The Independent UK

Bankman-Fried's lawyers say car hit barricade outside home

A car with three occupants recently drove into a barricade outside the California home owned by Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents

Chicago Sun-Times

Garcia tries to distance himself from indicted crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried

Under fire by Mayor Lori Lightfoot, U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia said he has never met nor spoken to Bankman-Fried and has no idea why he spent $151,420 on direct mail pieces that introduced Garcia to voters of his newly remapped congressional district.

The Independent UK

FTX founder could be sent to US after extradition hearing

Sam Bankman-Fried is back in a Bahamian court Wednesday for an extradition hearing that could clear the way for the one-time billionaire to be sent to the U.S. to face criminal charges related to the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX

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Salon

How dark money drove the crypto fraud

Citizens United has fueled any number of sleazy dark-money political bargains. At least Bankman-Fried got caught

The Independent UK

Hearing on FTX founder's extradition to US set for Wednesday

Sam Bankman-Fried will have a hearing Wednesday in a Bahamian court on his possible extradition U.S. in the coming days to face criminal charges related to the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX

Tribune News Service

FTX political contributions flowed to Texans in both parties in 2022 midterm elections

WASHINGTON — Two super PACs associated with disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Samuel Bankman-Fried pumped more than $2.7 million into a Dallas congressional race, helping Democrat Jasmine Crockett top a crowded primary field and coast to election last month.

The Guardian - US

Kimmel on Jan 6 texts: ‘Even Scooby-Doo villains know not to write it down’

Late-night hosts discuss Mark Meadows’s texts with GOP lawmakers about overturning the election, Sam Bankman-Fried’s arrest and the Respect for Marriage Act

Salon

Crypto: The white male privilege scam

The downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried serves as a reminder of how many white male "geniuses" are just full of crap

Evening Standard

Sam Bankman-Fried: Arrested crypto exchange boss hugs parents as he is denied bail on fraud charges

Former cryptocurrency exchange entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried hugged his parents as he was denied bail after being charged with “one of the biggest financial frauds in American history”.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot supporter questions indicted crypto billionaire’s donation to Garcia

State Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) questioned Samuel Bankman-Fried’s motives for spending $151,420 on direct mail pieces for Chuy Garcia’s congressional reelection.

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