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Sam Bankman-Fried, Other FTX Execs Committed Financial Crimes, Co-Founder Wang Testifies
Gary Wang, the former chief technology officer and co-founder of FTX, told a jury that he, Bankman-Fried and fellow former executives Caroline Ellison and Nishad Singh committed multiple forms of fraud.
By Danny Nelson, Helene Braun, Nikhilesh DeOct 5, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried ‘Lied,’ DOJ Tells Jury; Defense Tries to Pin FTX Collapse on Caroline Ellison
“He poured money – other people’s money – into investments to make himself even richer,” the prosecutor said in opening arguments.
By Nikhilesh De, Helene Braun, Sam KesslerOct 4, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried Now Has a Jury
A federal judge picked a dozen New Yorkers to try the FTX founder on fraud and conspiracy charges.
By Nikhilesh DeOct 4, 2023
Lack of U.S. Crypto Laws Irrelevant to Bankman-Fried Allegations, DOJ Says
The FTX founder’s fraud trial began selecting a jury Tuesday as lawyers spar about what evidence its members can see.
By Jack SchicklerOct 4, 2023
Bankman-Fried Seeks to Block Prosecutors Calling FTX Investors, Former Insiders as Witnesses
Lawyers are still quibbling over what evidence can be brought to the FTX founder’s fraud trial, hours before jury selection is due to start.
By Jack SchicklerOct 3, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried's Defense Asks for Clarity on Charity, Bankruptcy Arguments
The trial for the founder of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX is scheduled to start Tuesday, and his lawyers are scoping out the range of arguments they might present.
By Nikhilesh DeOct 2, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Closest Friends Will Testify Against Him. Here’s Who Else We’ll Hear From
Sam Bankman-Fried's trial is set to start this Tuesday, and some of his former closest friends, have become his biggest threat.
By Helene Braun, Elizabeth NapolitanoOct 2, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried Saw Missing FTX Billions as ‘Rounding Error,’ Biographer Says
Michael Lewis revealed management failings at crypto exchange FTX and a multi-billion-dollar plan to keep Donald Trump from running for office again, in an interview with CBS.
By Jack SchicklerOct 2, 2023
FTX 'Hacker' Moved 15K ETH This Weekend
The moving funds, coming soon before FTX founder and former chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried goes on trial, deepens one of the ongoing mysteries around the exchange's collapse last year.
By Nikhilesh De, Shaurya MalwaOct 2, 2023
FTX's Bankman-Fried Cannot Blame Lawyers in Opening Statement: Judge
Sam Bankman-Fried's defense team can't stress the role of attorneys at Fenwick & West in his opening statement, but can still try raising the "advice-of-counsel" defense later in the trial, Judge Lewis Kaplan said Sunday.
By Nikhilesh DeOct 1, 2023
