FTX trial

Bankman-Fried Trial: ‘Follow the Evidence, He Lied,’ Prosecution Tells Jury 
Bankman-Fried Trial: ‘Follow the Evidence, He Lied,’ Prosecution Tells Jury 
November 01, 2023  |  Legal

House of cards, web of lies, and now “pyramid of deceit.” Those are all terms used to describe Sam Bankman-Fried’s multibillion-dollar FTX crypto empire, the...

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Of Alameda and Amnesia: Sam Bankman-Fried’s Final Day of Testimony
Of Alameda and Amnesia: Sam Bankman-Fried’s Final Day of Testimony
October 31, 2023  |  Legal

Sam Bankman-Fried has gone from the smartest one in the room to the most forgetful. This, as the 31-year-old cryptocurrency entrepreneur accused of orchestrating one...

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For Sam Bankman-Fried, Pointing Fingers Never Goes Out of Style 
For Sam Bankman-Fried, Pointing Fingers Never Goes Out of Style 
October 27, 2023  |  Legal

Four of Sam Bankman-Fried’s closest friends have testified against him in his criminal trial.  Over the better part of four weeks, U.S. prosecutors have brought...

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Bankman-Fried: I Trusted FTX’s Lawyers to Guide Company
Bankman-Fried: I Trusted FTX’s Lawyers to Guide Company
October 26, 2023  |  Legal

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...

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Ex-FTX Lawyer Testifies Company Falsely Promised Asset Protection
Ex-FTX Lawyer Testifies Company Falsely Promised Asset Protection
October 19, 2023  |  Legal

A former FTX lawyer testified that the company had falsely promised institutional customers, including hedge fund Sculptor Capital Management, that their assets would be safe in...

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Accounting Witness Testifies Bankman-Fried Treated Customer Billions as Piggy Bank  
Accounting Witness Testifies Bankman-Fried Treated Customer Billions as Piggy Bank  
October 18, 2023  |  Legal

In the 11th day of Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial, the prosecution brought out an accountant. University of Notre Dame Professor Peter Easton, a forensic accountant,...

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

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,...

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Nishad Singh’s Turn: Ex-Deputy Details Bankman-Fried’s Lavish Spending 
Nishad Singh’s Turn: Ex-Deputy Details Bankman-Fried’s Lavish Spending 
October 16, 2023  |  Legal

One billion dollars is a lot of money to spend. But it reportedly took FTX’s 31-year-old co-founder and former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, barely two years...

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Ellison’s Closing Testimony — FTX Was ‘a Bad Idea’
Ellison’s Closing Testimony — FTX Was ‘a Bad Idea’
October 12, 2023  |  Legal

The biblical hero Samson and modern anti-hero Sam Bankman-Fried have more in common than expected.   For one, they both considered their hair to be key to...

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