Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX, is requesting daily access to devices and internet in order to work on his defense after facing new charges following a superseding indictment; however, the judge has only granted him limited access so far.
Sam Bankman-Fried has appealed his pre-trial detention, claiming that he was being punished for exercising his right to free speech, after sharing personal writings with a reporter to defend his reputation in the collapse of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange.
Sam Bankman-Fried has appealed a decision to jail him for alleged witness tampering, claiming that he was exercising his First Amendment rights by sharing writings to defend his reputation, not to intimidate the witness.
Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers have appealed a judge's decision to send him to jail while he awaits trial over allegations related to the collapse of his former crypto exchange FTX, with the judge revoking his bail due to tampering with witnesses and harassment attempts.
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried wants to prevent "millions" of pages of documents from being used as evidence in his criminal trial, but prosecutors argue that he has had access to them for months and may have mislabeled them to avoid their use; Bankman-Fried is currently in pre-trial detention after having his bail revoked due to allegations of witness tampering and a "threat to the community."
Lawyers for the Department of Justice argue that Sam Bankman-Fried's defense strategy, claiming his lawyers approved alleged fraud, is irrelevant, while Bankman-Fried's lawyer states that his client's conditions in jail violate his constitutional rights.
The defense team of Sam Bankman-Fried, the former FTX CEO, failed to win any major concessions in a hearing regarding his difficulties in preparing for his trial from jail, as the judge declined to release him but requested briefing on the conditions in the detention facility to determine if temporary release is warranted.
Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers are requesting his release from jail, claiming that technical issues are preventing him from preparing for his upcoming trial, including a lack of access to an internet-free laptop and unreliable internet connection.
Sam Bankman-Fried's request to be released from jail in order to better prepare for his upcoming criminal trial over the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, was denied by the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals, although they will consider the request in the future.
Sam Bankman-Fried will remain in jail until federal appellate judges decide on his motion for pretrial release, following his appeal of the revocation of his bail in relation to financial crimes connected to his crypto exchange's collapse.
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers have requested a pre-trial release, citing a lack of adequate internet connectivity in jail, which they argue hinders their defense preparation and leads to a loss of time.
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's appeal to end his pre-trial detention on federal fraud charges has been delayed, making it unlikely that he will be released before his trial starts on October 3.
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman Fried continues to face legal setbacks as a judge precluded testimony from expert witnesses proposed by his lawyers and the Second Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals denied his request to be released from jail, just weeks before his high-profile white-collar criminal trial for fraud charges.
