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 are being violated by inadequate access to discovery documents needed to help prepare his defense…

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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 judge in Manhattan that the currently proposed preparation time and regime for his case is…

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Sam Bankman-Fried Maybe Hasn’t Escaped Campaign Finance Charges

BanksterCrime: Sam Bankman-Fried (left) exits a courthouse after a hearing on July 26, 2023. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk) Sam Bankman-Fried won’t face a campaign finance charge when he goes to trial in October, but that doesn’t mean he’s out of the woods. The FTX founder will face seven charges in October, and another five during a second…

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