Lawyer Seeks Lenient Sentence for Sam Bankman-Fried, Cites Client Repayment
• Lawyer requests lenient sentence for Sam Bankman-Fried, says FTX clients would recover most funds • Suggested 5-6 year sentence, far less than max 110 years after fraud conviction • Cited FTX claim that all customers expected to be repaid in full • Parents wrote letters supporting light sentence, said Bankman-Fried focused on returning funds • Probation officers recommend much harsher 100-year sentence based partly on disputed $8B loss amount