Ex-Crypto Mogul Sam Bankman-Fried Convicted of Multi-Billion Dollar FTX Fraud November 3, 2023 By Luc Cohen and Jody Godoy FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty Nov. 2 of stealing from customers of his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange in one...
Bankman-Fried Acknowledges ‘Mistakes’ But Testifies He Did Not Defraud Anyone October 27, 2023 By Jody Godoy and Luc Cohen Sam Bankman-Fried, testifying in his own defense at his fraud trial on Friday, acknowledged that a “lot of people got...
Bankman-Fried Could Take Stand at Fraud Trial Over FTX Collapse October 26, 2023 By Luc Cohen Sam Bankman-Fried could take the stand at his fraud trial as soon as Thursday, when prosecutors are set to finish...
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyer Says FTX Investments Were Not ‘Reckless’ October 18, 2023 By Luc Cohen FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer on Tuesday said the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange’s investments were not “reckless and frivolous,” pushing back...
Bankman-Fried Was ‘Math Nerd’ Who Overlooked Risk Management October 5, 2023 By Luc Cohen and Jody Godoy Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer laid out his defense case at his fraud trial on Oct. 4, portraying the 31-former billionaire as...
No Way to Police All Cryptocurrency Fraud, CFTC Commissioner Says May 25, 2023 By Luc Cohen A top U.S. regulator said on Tuesday there is no way to police all cryptocurrency fraud because there is so...
Ex-CFO Gets 3 Years Prison for Stealing From SPACs to Trade Meme Stocks, Crypto May 1, 2023 By Luc Cohen A former chief financial officer of multiple special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) was sentenced to three years in prison for...
Bankman-Fried Fraud Charges Sidestep Debate Over How U.S. Law Sees Crypto January 9, 2023 By Luc Cohen Sam Bankman-Fried may find it hard to argue the fraud charges against him should be tossed because of uncertainty as...
Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty in FTX Fraud Case; October Trial Set January 4, 2023 By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to criminal charges that he cheated investors in his now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange...
FTX Founder Bankman-Fried Arrested in Bahamas at Behest of U.S. Prosecutors December 13, 2022 By Jasper Ward, Luc Cohen and Angus Berwick FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas at the behest of U.S. prosecutors on Monday, the day before...