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Sam Bankman-Fried Should Spend 40-50 Years in Prison, DOJ Says

The U.S. government also recommended an $11 billion fine and forfeiture.

By Nikhilesh De, Jesse HamiltonMar 15, 2024

Sam Bankman-Fried Should Spend 40-50 Years in Prison, DOJ Says

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Sam Bankman-Fried Doesn't Want to Go to Prison for 100 Years

Bankman-Fried's legal team brought 29 character references in pleading for a lenient sentence.

By Nikhilesh DeFeb 28, 2024

Sam Bankman-Fried Doesn't Want to Go to Prison for 100 Years

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Sam Bankman-Fried Asks for 6.5 Year Prison Term After Conviction in FTX Collapse

Bankman-Fried's lawyers objected to the Presentence Investigation Report (PSR) which recommends a sentence of 100 years in prison calling it "grotesque."

By Amitoj Singh, Nikhilesh DeFeb 28, 2024

Sam Bankman-Fried Asks for 6.5 Year Prison Term After Conviction in FTX Collapse

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FTX Estate Can Sell Near 8% Stake in AI StartUp Anthropic, Court Rules

The motion to sell around 7.84% of Anthropic that FTX held as of January 2024 had been filed in early February 2024.

By Amitoj SinghFeb 23, 2024

FTX Estate Can Sell Near 8% Stake in AI StartUp Anthropic, Court Rules

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Sam Bankman-Fried Replaces Lawyers Ahead of Sentencing

Bankman-Fried replaced his former lawyers, Mark Cohen and Christian Everdale, as he’s headed into sentencing negotiations.

By Helene BraunFeb 21, 2024

Sam Bankman-Fried Replaces Lawyers Ahead of Sentencing

Finance

Larry David Calls Himself an 'Idiot' for Doing Infamous FTX Super Bowl Ad

Sam Bankman-Fried's cryptocurrency exchange infamously collapsed months after the commercial.

By Nick BakerFeb 1, 2024

Larry David Calls Himself an 'Idiot' for Doing Infamous FTX Super Bowl Ad

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Sam Bankman-Fried's Parents Ask Court to Dismiss FTX's Lawsuit Seeking to Recover Funds

Bankman and Fried, both professors at Stanford Law School, argued that Bankman did not have a fiduciary relationship with FTX .

By Amitoj SinghJan 17, 2024

Sam Bankman-Fried's Parents Ask Court to Dismiss FTX's Lawsuit Seeking to Recover Funds

Coindesk News

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Won't Face Second Criminal Trial, U.S. Prosecutors Say

The lawyers said much of the evidence they planned to introduce in the second trial was already introduced in the first case and can be considered in the sentencing planned for March 2024.

By Elizabeth NapolitanoDec 30, 2023

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Won't Face Second Criminal Trial, U.S. Prosecutors Say

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Judge Denies Sam Bankman-Fried Request for a Longer Sentencing Process

Bankman-Fried's defense team asked for a four to six week extension for his sentencing scheduled in late March, citing a possible second trial that may begin earlier in the month.

By Nikhilesh DeDec 20, 2023

Judge Denies Sam Bankman-Fried Request for a Longer Sentencing Process

Consensus Magazine

Ian Allison's Giant Sam Bankman-Fried Scoop Won Accolades in 2023

The CoinDesk reporter belongs in the Journalism Hall of Fame since there's little, if any, precedent for the waves his story on Alameda Research and FTX stirred up.

By Nick BakerDec 4, 2023

Ian Allison's Giant Sam Bankman-Fried Scoop Won Accolades in 2023

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