Bankman-Fried Hires New Lawyer, Maneuvers for Leniency Ahead of Sentencing in FTX Fraud Case
• Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of fraud in 2022 and is maneuvering for a lenient sentence and to change the public narrative about his case • He has hired a new high-profile lawyer known for courtroom showmanship to handle his sentencing • A group of law professors has pushed for a reappraisal of his actions in running the collapsed FTX cryptocurrency exchange • His parents have turned to former FTX employees to write letters arguing for leniency that will be included in his sentencing memo • The memo filed this week is a crucial step before his sentencing next month, where he faces up to 110 years in prison on fraud charges