US EditionBankman-Fried heads to Brooklyn jail notorious for poor conditions
- Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, a notorious jail, while awaiting his criminal trial. He had his bail revoked after a leak of a diary belonging to a former colleague.
- The MDC has a history of scandals involving inmate mistreatment and corruption, including cases of bribery, power outages, and protests against poor conditions. It is currently housing over 1,500 inmates, exceeding its capacity.
- Other high-profile individuals, such as R. Kelly,
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Walking The Path Of Epstein, Shadowed By El Chapo: The Notorious Brooklyn Jail That's Sam Bankman-Fried's New Home For At Least 52 Days
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is set to trade the comfort of his parent’s Palo Alto, California home for the notorious conditions of Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC). The pre-trial sentence comes following a pivotal ruling by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan last week, who ordered Bankman-Fried into the jail to await his fraud trial after revoking his $250 million bail over concerns of …
Sam Bankman-Fried locked up in 'reprehensible' Brooklyn jail that...
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will spend the months before his October fraud trial locked up in a Brooklyn jail that has become infamous for its allegedly “reprehensible” conditions.
Bankman-Fried heads to Brooklyn jail notorious for poor conditions
Sam Bankman-Fried will prepare for his fraud trial from a Brooklyn jail where inmates ranging from convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell to Honduras' former president have complained of subpar conditions.
Sam Bankman-Fried is in an 'inhumane' Brooklyn jail often criticized for its condition, and where Ghislaine Maxwell previously complained of rodents
Sam Bankman-Fried has been remanded to the Metropolitan Detention Center, where prisoners protested harsh conditions in 2019.
Sam Bankman-Fried is headed to one of New York City's most notorious prisons
The New York federal judge presiding over cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial rescinded his $250 million bail on Friday (Aug. 11). That decision will send the disgraced former billionaire to the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn.Read more...
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