Senate Unanimously Opposes SBF Clemency
The United States Senate has unanimously adopted a resolution opposing any presidential pardon, commutation or other federal clemency for former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). Approved by unanimous consent on July 15, the measure declares that he should receive no relief “under any circumstances” and links accountability to confidence in the financial system. The chamber […]
Bankman-Fried Loses Bid for New Trial in FTX Criminal Case
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan denied Sam Bankman-Fried’s motion for a new trial in the FTX criminal case, rejecting the defense’s claims of newly discovered evidence and alleged government interference. The ruling keeps Bankman-Fried’s conviction and 25-year sentence intact at the district-court level and shifts the center of the legal fight to the Second Circuit […]