FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been remanded into custody ahead of his October trial on multiple financial crime charges after a federal judge revoked his release on bond.
Sam Bankman-Fried Will Still Face Campaign Finance-Related Charge, DOJ Says
The U.S. Department of Justice still plans to argue that Sam Bankman-Fried conducted an “illegal campaign finance” scheme when it goes to trial in October, prosecutors said Tuesday, two weeks after saying they couldn’t bring a campaign finance charge against the FTX founder due to treaty obligations.
Sam Bankman-Fried Faces Jail as DOJ Pushes for Incarceration
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense isn’t denying that he shared former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison’s diary with the New York Times, and so he should be “detained pending trial,” the U.S. Department of Justice said again in a filing late Thursday.
Is Sam Bankman-Fried Going to Jail?
Federal prosecutors said they were “seeking detention” for Sam Bankman-Fried, asking a judge to revoke his bond after he shared documents with the New York Times that they allege were meant to harass a fellow executive from the FTX empire and potentially influence her testimony.
U.S. DOJ Has ‘Extremely Thin’ Basis for Jailing FTX’s Bankman-Fried Ahead of Trial: Defense
Attorneys for Sam Bankman-Fried pushed back against the U.S. Department of Justice’s motion to remand the FTX founder in a court filing Tuesday.
Judge in FTX Case Orders Gag on Contact with Media
Judge Rejects FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s Motions to Dismiss Criminal Charges
U.S. Judge Lewis Kaplan denied several of Sam Bankman-Fried’s motions to dismiss criminal charges against him. He had previously denied the FTX founder’s remaining motions to dismiss charges.
SBF’s lawyers signal need to push back October criminal trial
Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers said they’re still waiting on evidence from federal prosecutors and as a result need more time to prepare a defense.