Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research and key witness in the case against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, has been sentenced to two years in prison. A federal judge handed down the sentence after recognizing her crucial cooperation with prosecutors, which played a pivotal role in convicting Bankman-Fried in one of the largest financial fraud…
Former cryptocurrency magnate Sam Bankman-Fried is being transferred from the Brooklyn jail where he has been held for the past nine months, according to a spokesperson for Bankman-Fried. The exact destination of the transfer remains unclear, but it is believed that he is being moved to Mendota, California. This location is roughly two and a…
In a landmark ruling, a federal judge has mandated that Sam Bankman-Fried, the central figure in the FTX cryptocurrency exchange scandal, repay more than $11 billion as part of his sentence for defrauding customers and investors. Legal experts assert that this staggering amount, intended to compensate victims and redirect profits to the government, will likely…
In a recent development, US prosecutors have informed a New York federal court that they will not pursue a second trial against Sam Bankman-Fried, the fallen founder of crypto exchange FTX. Bankman-Fried had already been found guilty in November on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy linked to the collapse of FTX. Originally set for…
In a significant turn of events, a federal judge has made the decision to revoke the bail granted to Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of FTX cryptocurrency exchange, citing allegations of witness tampering. The move comes as prosecutors argued that Bankman-Fried attempted to interfere with potential witnesses related to his upcoming trial on multiple conspiracy and fraud…
Prosecutors of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that filed a lawsuit against former billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) have alleged that the crypto exchange’s executives hid $8 billion in liabilities in fake customer accounts, Business Insider reported. SBF’s directed FTX was the world’s second-largest crypto exchange before a liquidity crunch pushed the company into bankruptcy….
