Sam Bankman-Fried testificará en el juicio penal en curso

• Sam Bankman-Fried testificará como parte de su defensa y será interrogado por los fiscales.
• El juicio Bankman-Fried quedó en suspenso el 19 de octubre y está previsto que se reanude el 26 de octubre.
• Si es declarado culpable, SBF podría enfrentarse a varias décadas o incluso a toda una vida tras las rejas.

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Attorneys representing former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) have confirmed that he will testify in the ongoing criminal trial as part of his defense. SBF’s lawyer revealed this during a conference call on Wednesday. Bankman-Fried’s decision to stand trial will allow federal prosecutors to cross-examine him about the collapse of FTX.

Bankman-Fried’s lawyers reportedly agreed to allow him to take the stand after they were able to secure an adequate quantity of his ADHD medicine. His lawyers had previously claimed that the 31-year-old could not effectively participate in his defense given that he did not have appropriate access to the medication.

SBF’s legal team plans to call on three key witnesses to take the stand after the prosecutors conclude their case on Thursday morning. Prosecutors reportedly have one more witness, an FBI agent.

Bankman-Fried’s defense lawyer Mark Cohen claims the defense will likely pregunta the three possible witnesses—a Bahamas-based lawyer, Joseph Pimbley of the litigation consulting firm PF2 Securities, and a witness who would testify regarding the roles and responsibilities of former FTX employees—in no more than three days.

Según se informa, Sam Bankman-Fried testificará en su propia defensa, lo que no sorprende.

He has convinced himself that he’s the “smartest guy in the room” and can talk his way out of anything.

Está a punto de descubrir que, en realidad, ese no es el caso.

—Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) 25 de octubre de 2023

Bankman-Fried’s proposed move to take the stand is often seen as a dangerous move. Federal prosecutors will have the opportunity to cross-examine the FTX founder, which many believe leaves him vulnerable and decreases his chances of coming out unscathed.

On the other hand, the former FTX executive and crypto billionaire will be able to share his version of events leading up to the collapse. Several of Bankman-Fried’s senior executives and friends, such as Nishad Singh and Caroline Ellison, CEO of Alameda Research, have been called to testify by the prosecution thus far.

Los fiscales acusaron a Sam Bankman-Fried de múltiples cargos de fraude y lavado de dinero debido a su supuesto papel en el colapso de FTX. Los fiscales afirman que SBF robó miles de millones en activos de clientes y utilizó los fondos para financiar acuerdos de patrocinio de alto perfil, invertir en bienes raíces y realizar grandes contribuciones políticas. Además, los fiscales han proporcionado varias pruebas para respaldar sus afirmaciones, incluidos registros internos y comunicaciones de señales.

Bankman-Fried se declaró inocente de siete cargos de conspiración, fraude y lavado de dinero. El exempresario de criptomonedas podría enfrentarse a una vida tras las rejas si es declarado culpable. Algunos entusiastas de las criptomonedas se preguntan qué pruebas podría ofrecer Bankman-Fried al jurado para refutar la versión de los hechos aportada por otros testigos.

SBF tiene una historia de expresando his opinions on social media, particularly following the demise of FTX. The 31-year-old conducted interviews with reporters, launched a Substack newsletter, and sent out several tweets attempting to explain FTX’s collapse.

Su equipo de defensa tiene la enorme tarea de convencer al jurado de hechos abrumadores.

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