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Biden-Era DOJ 'Threatened' Key Witnesses Into Silence, Alleges Sam Bankman-Fried As Jailed Crypto Fraudster Files Request For New FTX Trial
Sam Bankman-Fried claims witness changes and judge bias could impact his 2023 conviction and seeks a new trial or reassignment to a different judge.
- Two years after becoming a poster boy for crypto's problems, Sam Bankman-Fried asked the court for a new trial, saying testimony from a new witness could alter the case.
- In his filing, Bankman-Fried alleges witness changes and threats involving Nishad Singh, saying Singh changed testimony after alleged government threats and executives Daniel Chapsky and Ryan Salame would dispute prosecution claims.
- Bankman-Fried was convicted in 2023 on seven counts and is serving a 25-year sentence; he asked to represent himself if granted a new trial and alleged Judge Lewis Kaplan showed 'manifest prejudice'.
- Part of a broader strategy, the petition sits alongside the appeal and pardon lobbying at the White House targeting Donald Trump.
- Other former FTX executives have seen different outcomes, including Caroline Ellison's release after serving one month and Ryan Salame's release date moved up over a year.
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Convicted crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried asks for new trial over FTX deception charges
Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of crypto exchange FTX, filed a long-shot request for a new trial on the charges for which he is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence, arguing that new witnesses can refute the prosecution’s case that he defrauded the cryptocurrency exchange’s customers.
Biden-Era DOJ 'Threatened' Key Witnesses Into Silence, Alleges Sam Bankman-Fried As Jailed Crypto Fraudster Files Request For New FTX Trial
Sam Bankman-Fried, who is currently serving a 25-year sentence for the FTX scam, alleged on Wednesday that the Justice Department under Joe Biden threatened key defense witnesses, preventing them from testifying that the exchange was solvent. SBF Wants New Trial Bankman-Fried, popularly known as SBF, filed a request for a new trial in a Manhattan court. The motion, filed on February 5, stated that Daniel Chapsky, former FTX head of partnerships,…
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