Sam Bankman-Fried Asks for New Trial on FTX Fraud Charges

Sam Bankman-Fried wants a re-trial for fraud charges

Former cryptocurrency poster boy Sam Bankman-Fried is trying to get another chance in court. He has filed a request that for a new trial on claims that new witness testimony could alter the case made against him by prosecutors, according to Bloomberg. His odds for getting the re-trial, where he'd be representing himself, seem pretty slim. This is a separate motion from a formal appeal of his previous conviction.Bankman-Fried is one of many crypt…

Sam Bankman-Fried Asks for New Trial Over FTX Fraud Charges

FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried filed a long-shot request for a new trial on the charges for which he’s 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.

Sam Bankman-Fried appeals for new trial over FTX’s fraud case

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has filed a pro se motion for a new trial of the firm’s bankruptcy case, for which he already serves a 25-year sentence. He argued that new witnesses can refute the prosecution’s case that he defrauded the exchange’s customers. The pro se motion, meaning SBF is representing himself, was filed on February 5 but was docketed today in Manhattan federal court. SBF’s mother, Barbara Fried, who is a retired Stanford Law P…

Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks New Trial to Challenge Conviction

Sam Bankman-Fried has asked a federal judge in New York to approve a new trial on the fraud charges that led to his 25-year sentence.

Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks New Trial as FTX Case Returns to Federal Docket

Sam Bankman-Fried has filed a pro se motion for a new trial in federal court, arguing newly discovered evidence and alleged constitutional violations warrant revisiting his FTX fraud conviction. First reported by Inner City Press, the motion was docketed Feb. 10 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, according to […]

SBF Seeks New FTX Fraud Trial After Fresh Witness Testimony

Former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried has asked a federal court for a new trial, arguing that testimony from witnesses not available at the original 2023 trial could undermine the government’s portrayal of FTX’s finances before its collapse. The Feb. 5 filing, submitted to the Manhattan federal court by Bankman-Fried’s mother, Barbara Fried, a retired Stanford law professor, is being reviewed separately from the formal appeal process. Leg…