Les procureurs américains affirment que les accusations portées contre SBF sont valides

• US prosecutors dismissed Bankman-Fried’s claims as meritless.
• Bankman-Fried a invoqué des irrégularités de procédure dans sa demande de non-lieu.
• Les experts juridiques estiment qu'il sera difficile d'abandonner les charges retenues contre Bankman-Fried.

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En cour dépôts à partir de lundi, les procureurs américains ont maintenu leurs affirmations selon lesquelles les accusations criminelles contre Sam Bankman-Fried, y compris des questions sur son extradition vers les États-Unis et les infractions de financement de campagne, étaient valides. Le fondateur de FTX, âgé de 31 ans et ancien milliardaire de la crypto-monnaie, a plaidé non coupable à 13 chefs d'accusation de complot, de fraude, de corruption transnationale et de violation des lois sur le financement des campagnes.

Earlier this month, Bankman-Fried’s defense asked U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan to dismiss most of the counts, claiming that prosecutors charged him in a “rush to judgment” after a series of disasters in the crypto market that saw the collapse of several top crypto companies, including his own companies FTX and Alameda Research.

Bankman-Fried’s lawyers demanded the dismissal of the charges against him, citing procedural irregularities, and the scope of U.S. laws since FTX operates outside of the US. Bankman-Fried’s lawyers further claimed the charges filed by US prosecutors had gone beyond the limits of the extradition agreement.

Prosecutors labeled Bankman-Fried’s claims “meritless.” Responding to Bankman-Fried’s argument that the Bahamas must approve any charges prior to extradition, US prosecutors argued that the extradition agreement with the Bahamas allows post-extradition charges with the permission of the extraditing country.

Les procureurs ont écrit,

The indictment sufficiently alleges that the defendant and his co-conspirators made false and misleading representations to lenders relating to Alameda’s financial condition. No more specificity is required.

Bankman-Fried fait face à de multiples accusations, dont l'une accuse l'ancien PDG de FTX d'avoir enfreint la loi sur les pratiques de corruption à l'étranger (FCPA) en offrant $40 millions aux autorités chinoises en échange de leur coopération dans le déblocage des comptes. Bankman-Fried avait précédemment admis que FTX disposait de systèmes de gestion des risques inadéquats, mais avait nié avoir volé des fonds comme il le prétendait.

Legal professionals believe that Bankman-Fried has little chance of having the charges dropped because the prosecution can show that his clients actually lost money. Prior to FTX’s collapse, Bankman-Fried had a solid reputation as one of the crypto billionaires and philanthropic donors.

However, his fortune and reputation crashed last November after FTX filed for bankruptcy protection and news emerged of the poor management structures at the exchange. He was later extradited to the US from the Bahamas and has remained under house arrest at his parents’ Palo Alto, California, home under a $250 million bond.

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