I genitori di Bankman-Fried subiscono minacce online

• Bankman-Fried’s lawyers claim the FTX founder’s parents have been subject to threats and negative media coverage.
• SBF’s lawyers have asked the presiding judge not to publicize the names of two sureties to keep them from facing similar assaults.
• Bankman-Fried dovrebbe dichiararsi non colpevole durante la sua comparizione in tribunale martedì.

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Bankman-Fried’s legal team has asked a judge to redact specific details about the people serving as sureties for his $250 million bond due to threats made to his family and parents. The lawyers submitted the letter on Tuesday to Judge Lewis Kaplan for the United States District Court in the Southern District of New York, asking that the names and identities of two of the sureties be kept private to protect them from similar harassment faced by Bankman-Fried’s parents.

Parlando delle minacce, Mark Cohen dello studio legale Cohen & Gresser, ha dichiarato:

In recent weeks, Mr. Bankman-Fried’s parents have become the target of intense media scrutiny, harassment, and threats. Among other things, Mr. Bankman-Fried’s parents have received a steady stream of threatening correspondence, including communications expressing a desire that they suffer physical harm. Consequently, there is serious cause for concern that the two additional sureties would face similar intrusions on their privacy as well as threats and harassment if their names appear unredacted on their bonds or their identities are otherwise publicly disclosed.

Bankman-Fried lo era rilasciato su cauzione a dicembre con una cauzione di $250 milioni e gli è stato ordinato di rimanere con i suoi genitori in California. Il suo team legale ritiene che rendere pubblici i nomi di coloro che sono disposti a sostenerlo finanziariamente potrebbe ostacolare il processo giudiziario.

Bankman-Fried dovrebbe inoltre presentare una dichiarazione di non colpevolezza martedì in risposta a accuse that he defrauded investors in his now-defunct FTX crypto exchange. The 30-year-old is accused of heading one of the biggest cryptocurrency scams in history, stealing billions of dollars in FTX customer deposits to finance his Alameda Research hedge fund, and fund his lifestyle.

Se condannato, il laureato del Massachusetts Institute of Technology rischia fino a 115 anni di carcere. Bankman-Fried è stato accusato di due accuse di frode telematica e sei accuse di cospirazione, comprese le accuse di riciclaggio di denaro e violazione delle leggi sul finanziamento della campagna elettorale.

FTX co-founder Gary Wang and Alameda chief executive Caroline Ellison have both pleaded guilty to criminal charges after being hit with both civil and criminal charges for fraud and conspiracy. Both parties also agreed to collaborate with prosecutors. Ellison expressed her regret to FTX’s clients and investors at a hearing last month, saying she acknowledged her mistakes.

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