U.S. seeks tighter bail for FTX founder Bankman-Fried to prevent tampering

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U.S. prosecutors on Friday asked a Manhattan judge to impose tougher bail conditions on Sam Bankman-Fried, expressing concern that the founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange might tamper with witnesses or destroy evidence in his criminal case.

Published 2 months ago · New York, United States

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U.S. seeks tighter bail for FTX founder Bankman-Fried to prevent tampering

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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CNN

Prosecutors say Sam Bankman-Fried's contact with FTX's ex-general counsel is 'suggestive' of witness tampering

Federal prosecutors said FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried contacted the former general counsel of the crypto trading platform earlier this month in a move they say may constitute witness tampering.

2 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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NZ Herald

Prosecutors ask court to ban Sam Bankman-Fried from contacting FTX colleagues

Financial Times: Encrypted message allegation surfaces in FTX crypto scandal.

2 months ago·Auckland, New Zealand

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KIFI

Prosecutors say Sam Bankman-Fried's contact with FTX's ex-general counsel is 'suggestive' of witness tampering

By Kara Scannell, CNN Federal prosecutors said FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried contacted the former general counsel of the crypto trading platform earlier this month in a move they say may constitute witness tampering. A spokesperson for Bankman-Fried declined to comment. Prosecutors with the US attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York asked the judge to amend Bankman-Fried’s bail conditions to prohibit him from communicating with c…

2 months ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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The Hill

DOJ requests Bankman-Fried’s bail conditions be revised over possible witness tampering

The Department of Justice (DOJ) requested that the court revise FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail conditions on Friday, amid concerns about possible witness tampering. Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, asked that the judge bar Bankman-Fried from contacting current or former employees from his now defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX and hedge…

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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Financial Post

U.S. seeks tighter bail for FTX founder Bankman-Fried to prevent tampering

NEW YORK -- U.S. prosecutors on Friday asked a Manhattan judge to impose tougher bail conditions on Sam Bankman-Fried, expressing concern that the founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange might tamper with witnesses or destroy evidence in his criminal case.

2 months ago·Canada

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