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FTX Criminal Trial: Nishad Singh Sweats Under Cross-Examination 
Legal // October 17, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried’s multibillion-dollar criminal financial fraud trial is nearing its halfway point.  And Nishad Singh, the former engineering director at the since-imploded FTX cryptocurrency exchange, wilted somewhat under cross-examination on Tuesday (Oct. 17), the second and final day of his witness testimony in the trial...

Bankman-Fried Asks for Access to Medication in Ongoing Trial
Legal // October 16, 2023

Disgraced FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded for access to his long-release Adderall in a late-night plea to U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan Sunday, per a CNBC report Monday (Oct. 16). The controversial trial, which is ongoing in federal court in New York, stands to decide the future...

Bankman-Fried Trial: Defense Paints ‘Normal Guy’ Image
Legal // October 04, 2023

Observers might be wondering what the famously probabilistic Sam Bankman-Fried thinks about his chances now.  In day two of the quant-minded and alleged crypto criminal’s trial, the U.S. prosecutor Nathan Rehn accused him of “committing a massive fraud” and “taking billions of dollars from thousands of victims”...

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Defense Lawyers Seek Delay in Fraud Trial
Legal // August 30, 2023

The criminal fraud trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is reportedly facing a potential delay. Bankman-Fried’s defense lawyers have raised concerns about the limited time they have had to review the extensive evidence in the case, Reuters reported Wednesday (Aug. 30). U.S. District Judge Lewis...

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Bankman-Fried: I Trusted FTX’s Lawyers to Guide Company

October 26, 2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried says the company’s ex-attorneys were central to its collapse last year. That testimony came Thursday (Oct. 26) afternoon during Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial, but outside of the jury’s hearing, Reuters reported. As the report noted, the one-time cryptocurrency wunderkind’s testimony is in keeping with the defense’s case that Bankman-Fried operated in good […]

Bankman-Fried Asks for Access to Medication in Ongoing Trial

October 16, 2023
Disgraced FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded for access to his long-release Adderall in a late-night plea to U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan Sunday, per a CNBC report Monday (Oct. 16). The controversial...

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Defense Lawyers Seek Delay in Fraud Trial

August 30, 2023
The criminal fraud trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is reportedly facing a potential delay. Bankman-Fried’s defense lawyers have raised concerns about the limited time they have had to review...