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Sam Bankman-Fried demands new trial over FTX fraud verdict
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adminFormer FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has challenged his 25-year sentence following his five-week trial late last year.
According to the New York Times, Bankman-Fried appealed a November 2023 court ruling that found the FTX founder guilty of defrauding investors of over $8 billion.
His new lawyer, Alexandra A.E. Shapiro, argued that Judge Kaplan, the presiding judge, presumed Bankman-Fried guilty from the start. The 102-page filing requested a new trial, claiming Judge Kaplan hindered Bankman-Fried’s defense and limited evidence.
Once a crypto mogul and billionaire, Bankman-Fried has been serving a 25-year sentence in a federal prison facility since last year.
Since his trial in Manhattan, FTX’s former CEO has maintained a semblance of innocence, insisting he never intended to siphon billions of customer funds or conceal the firm’s financial health from investors and regulators.
Other FTX executives who signed plea deals, like former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison and Ryan Salame, also face prison time. Ellison’s lawyers pushed for a supervised release while Salame tussled with Justice Department prosecutors over campaign finance probes on his partner.
Nearly two years after FTX’s collapse, related litigation is advancing on multiple fronts. The defunct exchange, its sister company Alameda, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission reached a court-approved $12.7 billion settlement agreement last month.
The Securities and Exchange Commission also indicated it may contest FTX’s plans to repay creditors using stablecoins in its bankruptcy proceedings.
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Former FTX-tied politician accused of campaign finance crime
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adminMichelle Bond, the partner of former FTX executive Ryan Salame, has been accused of violating U.S. campaign finance laws, according to an unsealed indictment.
Ex-Congressional aspirant Michelle Bond was accused of financing her failed 2022 New York House campaign with money from an unspecified Bahamas-based crypto exchange.
Per the unsealed document seen on Aug. 22, Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, argued that Bond injected at least $400,000 of illegal money into her candidacy from a “shame consulting agreement.”
Bond was already involved with Salame at the time, and he worked for FTX crypto exchange. The company, founded by imprisoned crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried, was based in the Bahamas and charged with similar campaign law violations.
Federal prosecutors claim that Bond admitted the exchange’s role in funding her campaign during a Trade Group board meeting. FBI acting assistant director Christia M. Curtis added that Bond intentionally misled Congress about the source of the funds and employed other tactics to cover her tracks.
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The unsealed charges against Bond come shortly after Salame accused the government of reneging on a plea deal. The agreement, according to Salame, included his guilty plea and a promise to halt any investigation into Bond.
Salame pleaded guilty to conspiracy in September 2023, around the time of Bankman-Fried’s trial, and was sentenced to seven and a half years behind bars. He now intends to challenge his sentence or seek the dismissal of charges against Bond.
Fed’s blast Salame
In response, prosecutors cited Salame’s post-sentencing social media statements as a “complete lack of remorse” for America’s legal complex.
Salame had posted tweets accusing fellow FTX executives Caroline Ellison and Nishad Singh of lying to secure better plea deals from the government. On Aug. 21, prosecutors highlighted these posts, stating that they showed no remorse for his actions.
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Bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi to start creditor repayments in July
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July 18, 2024By
adminDefunct cryptocurrency lending platform BlockFi is set to start repaying its creditors in July, 19 months after filing for bankruptcy.
Collapsed crypto lending platform BlockFi will start repaying its creditors in July, nearly two years after the firm filed for bankruptcy amid the dramatic collapse of the FTX crypto exchange.
In an X post on Thursday, the New Jersey-headquartered firm said the distributions will be processed “in batches in the coming months” via Coinbase, adding that eligible clients will receive a notification to the BlockFi account email on file. However, it clarified that non-U.S. clients remain unable to receive funds due to regulatory requirements, with no specified timeline for these repayments.
For those who are unable to open a Coinbase account, BlockFi earlier assured that all distributions “will be made in cash.”
In March, BlockFi announced it is unlikely to fully repay customers with interest-bearing accounts. The company had previously estimated that these customers might recover between 39.4% and 100% of their account value. The crypto lending giant filed for Chapter 11 protection in November amid market volatility and substantial exposure to the defunct crypto exchange FTX. Less than a year later, BlockFi emerged from bankruptcy and is now working on repaying its creditors.
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