De ouders van Bankman-Fried worden online bedreigd
- 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 zal naar verwachting onschuldig pleiten tijdens zijn verschijning op dinsdag.
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.
Mark Cohen van het advocatenkantoor Cohen & Gresser zei over de bedreigingen:
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 was uitgegeven in december op borgtocht vrij met een borgsom van $250 miljoen en kreeg de opdracht bij zijn ouders in Californië te blijven. Zijn juridische team is van mening dat het openbaar maken van de namen van degenen die hem financieel willen steunen, de gerechtelijke procedure zou kunnen belemmeren.
Bankman-Fried zal naar verwachting dinsdag ook een niet-schuldig pleidooi indienen als reactie op beschuldigingen 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.
Als de afgestudeerde van het Massachusetts Institute of Technology wordt veroordeeld, kan hij tot 115 jaar gevangenisstraf krijgen. Bankman-Fried werd beschuldigd van twee gevallen van telefraude en zes gevallen van samenzwering, waaronder beschuldigingen van het witwassen van geld en het overtreden van campagnefinancieringswetten.
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.