Sam Bankman-Fried Implied His Friends Lied About His Role in FTX’s Collapse
BanksterCrime: By Nikhilesh De Sam didn’t do it. He didn’t defraud anyone, he didn’t steal customer funds – he just built a company which “turned out basically the opposite” of the product he envisioned when he founded FTX: “A lot…
The Collapse of FTX, in Sam’s Own Words
BanksterCrime: As we prepare to hear from the DOJ and Sam Bankman-Fried, here’s what the former crypto executive had to say about FTX’s collapse last year. By Danny Nelson, Nikhilesh De We may not know for weeks whether Sam Bankman-Fried…
Bankman-Fried Lawyers Seek Client’s Temporary Release for Trial Prep
BanksterCrime: Sam Bankman-Fried’s high-powered legal team is pushing for the FTX founder’s temporary release from jail ahead of his October trial on fraud charges. In a motion filed Thursday, lawyers Mark Cohen and Christian Everdell claim Bankman-Fried’s Sixth Amendment rights…
Bankman-Fried Wants to See His Lawyers Outside Jail Five Days a Week
BanksterCrime: FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is asking to be released from jail five days a week to work on his defense for the fraud trial against him set to begin in October. On Friday, Bankman-Fried’s lawyers complained to a…
This Guy Don’t Get It–Sam Bankman-Fried Faces Jail as DOJ Pushes for Incarceration
BanksterCrime: The DOJ responded to Bankman-Fried’s defense team, which argued it was painting him in a negative light. Sam Bankman-Fried (left) exits a courthouse after a hearing on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk) FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense isn’t denying…