Sam Bankman-Fried

Sam Bankman-Fried asks judge for suits to wear at trial

Bankman-Fried also asked to be given four dress shirts, three ties, one belt, four pairs of socks, two pairs of shoes and "appropriate undergarments."

By REUTERS
27/09/2023

Bankman-Fried loses bid to get out of jail, appeals court will hear case

US District Judge Lewis Kaplan on Aug. 11 revoked Bankman-Fried's $250 million bail after finding that the former billionaire likely tampered with witnesses at least twice.

By REUTERS
06/09/2023

Bankman-Fried used stolen money to support Dems, Republicans - US

Bankman-Fried rode a boom in cryptocurrency values to amass a fortune that was once estimated at $26 billion, and became an influential donor to mostly Democratic candidates and causes.

By REUTERS
15/08/2023

FTX's Bankman-Fried headed for jail over alleged witness tampering

Judge Lewis Kaplan's decision to jail the 31-year-old former billionaire ahead of his Oct. 2 fraud trial over FTX's November 2022 collapse came after prosecutors said he had "crossed a line."

By REUTERS
12/08/2023

Sam Bankman-Fried must be jailed, is intimidating witnesses, prosecutors say

"What the defendant may not do... is seek to corruptly influence witnesses and interfere with a fair trial through attempted public harassment and shaming," prosecutors said.

By REUTERS
29/07/2023

US wants FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried jailed pending trial

The purpose of Wednesday's hearing was in part to consider what Kaplan called "the adequacy and continuation of the current bail conditions."

By REUTERS
26/07/2023

Prosecutors accuse FTX's Bankman-Fried of witness tampering

The prosecutors argued that Bankman-Fried was trying to malign Ellison's credibility, and that such conduct could chill witnesses from testifying and taint the jury pool.

By REUTERS
21/07/2023

FTX's Bankman-Fried charged with $40 million bribe to Chinese officials

The indictment said Bankman-Fried ordered the $40 million cryptocurrency payment to a private wallet from Alameda's main trading account, to persuade Chinese authorities to unfreezeAlameda accounts

By REUTERS
28/03/2023

Bankman-Fried, others made more than 300 illegal political donations, new indictment says

Bankman-Fried was previously hit with eight counts of fraud, money laundering and other charges over the collapse of the now-bankrupt exchange.

By REUTERS
23/02/2023

People who posted Sam Bankman-Fried's bail should be named - US judge

Bankman-Fried has been confined at his parents' home in California, after pleading not guilty to fraud for allegedly looting billions of FTX customer dollars.

By REUTERS
31/01/2023
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