Tag: securities fraud

  • Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison

    Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison

    Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by a US federal judge for defrauding the company of $8 billion. Bankman-Fried was convicted in 2017 on 10 criminal counts, including bank fraud, wire fraud and securities fraud. Prosecutors said Bankman-Fried knew about the fraud and knew…

  • Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty

    Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty

    Sam Bankman-Fried, the Founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been found guilty on seven counts including charges of wire fraud. The jury found Bankman-Fried guilty after listening to testimony from his inner circle, who spoke of their own guilt. The prosecution said Bankman-Fried oversaw amulti-billion dollar fraud. He was also convicted on charges of money…

  • Sam Bankman-Fried is not a good client

    Sam Bankman-Fried is not a good client

    The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, who founded cryptocurrency exchange FTX, began in US on Wednesday. Bankman-Fried faces charges of securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities fraud. He’s accused of selling stock in FTX and lying to lenders about its size to raise funds for himself and his companies. Bankman-Fried is facing a maximum sentence…

  • The former FTX CEO was released onbond after appearing in court

    The former FTX CEO was released onbond after appearing in court

    FTX CEO Lloyd Bankman-Fried, who was extradited from the Bahamas on Thursday, has been accused of stealing more than $1 billion from his online trading platform. Bankman-Fried was extradited from the Bahamas after being indicted by a US federal grand jury on charges of securities fraud and wire fraud. Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas…