La nuova richiesta di rilascio del fondatore di FTX è stata respinta dalla Corte

• Una corte d'appello ha respinto ancora una volta il rilascio del fondatore di FTX Sam Bankman-Fried.
• The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said that it found SBF’s arguments “unpersuasive.”
• La corte ha affermato che la manomissione da parte della SBF di due testimoni durante il rilascio anticipato del processo è stata una delle ragioni principali per respingere l'appello.
• Witness tampering “falls outside the zone of constitutional protection,” the court said.

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Gli avvocati che rappresentano Sam Bankman-Fried, noto anche come SBF nel settore degli asset digitali, hanno chiesto ancora una volta il rilascio del cofondatore della piattaforma di trading di criptovalute FTX, ormai in bancarotta. Tuttavia, la Corte d'Appello del Secondo Circuito degli Stati Uniti ha negato l'ultimo tentativo dell'imprenditore di criptovalute caduto in disgrazia, confermando che SBF dovrà rimanere in prigione mentre i suoi avvocati tentano di appellarsi al suo caso.

Come da mandato rilasciato on November 21, the court said that a major reason why the appeal was rejected was Bankman-Fried’s attempts to tamper with two witnesses in the FTX trial while on pretrial release. “We have reviewed the Defendant-Appellant’s additional arguments and find them unpersuasive,” Clerk of Court Catherine O’Hagan Wolfe wrote while adding: 

“The record shows that the district court thoroughly considered all of the relevant factors, including the Defendant-Appellant’s course of conduct over time that had required the district court to repeatedly tighten the conditions of release.”

The 2nd Circuit has — rather belatedly — denied Sam Bankman-Fried's appeal of his pretrial detention.

"The record supports the district court’s conclusion that there was probable cause to believe
that the Defendant-Appellant attempted to tamper with two witnesses".

— Molly White (@molly0xFFF) 21 novembre 2023

È importante notare che nel mese di luglio i pubblici ministeri statunitensi accusato the former FTX chief executive of leaking the diaries belonging to Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of controversial trading firm Alameda Research, to The New York Times. This resulted in the disgraced entrepreneur’s bail being revoked by a New York District Court. It “is apparent” that documents were shared by Bankman-Fried, said US Attorney Damian Williams.

Interestingly, SBF argued that the New York court failed to consider that he was engaged in activity considered freedom of speech protected under the First Amendment. However, in response, the appellate court stated that the New York District Court ruled correctly and that witness tampering “falls outside the zone of constitutional protection.”

The lawyers representing the former FTX executive also argued that the New York district court failed to consider a less restrictive alternative to detention. In its response, the appellate court said that the district court “thoroughly considered” all relevant factors.

After the testimony from several FTX employees and people from SBF’s “inner circle,” the jury found Bankman-Fried guilty of all charges and is facing more than a hundred years of prison time. The sentencing will take place in March 2024. As reported earlier by Bitnation, former Department of Justice (DoJ) prosecutor Renato Mariotti believes that Bankman-Fried sconterà 25 anni di carcere.

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