US EditionFTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer asks judge to reject 100-year recommended sentence
- Lawyers for a defendant are requesting a shorter sentence compared to the 100 years recommended, citing his contributions to society and emphasis on returning funds.
- The defense team argues against the severe sentence, highlighting the defendant's neurodiversity and requesting consideration for his ADHD in the trial.
- The filings include letters of support from the defendant's family, a psychiatrist, and others, emphasizing his positive attributes and charitable efforts.
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Former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried seeks no more than six years in prison as sentencing trial awaits
Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried, the former head of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, have requested a sentence of just five to six years in prison in the wake of his conviction last year on seven counts of fraud.
100-year jail term recommended for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, lawyer says ‘grotesque’, ‘barbaric’
In presentence arguments the FTX founder’s attorney Marc Mukasey said a report by Probation officers improperly calculated federal sentencing guidelines to recommend a sentence just 10 years short of the maximum potential 110-year sentence
Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers say he should get a shorter prison sentence because he has autism
Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced former CEO of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, is arguing for a shorter prison sentence as he faces up to 110 years in prison for defrauding FTX customers and investors out of billions of dollars. Read more...
Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer says sentencing the FTX founder to a 100-year prison term would be 'grotesque' and 'barbaric'
Sam Bankman-Fried.Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty ImagesProbation officers have recommended a 100-year prison term for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried."That recommendation is grotesque," Bankman-Fried's lawyer, Marc Mukasey said on Tuesday.Mukasey said Bankman-Fried's sentence should instead be between five to six-and-a-half years.Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer thinks that the probation office has gone too far with the punishment they wa…
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