Bankman-Fried Lawyer Seeks 5-Year Sentence, Calling 100 Years Grotesque
• Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyer argues the recommended 100-year sentence is "grotesque" and "barbaric", suggests 5-6 years instead
• Lawyer cites Bankman-Fried's medical conditions, goals to improve world, and charitable works in requesting shorter sentence
• Bankman-Fried was found guilty on 7 counts of fraud, conspiracy, money laundering related to collapse of his crypto exchange FTX
• Lawyer claims media portrayal of Bankman-Fried as "evil genius" driven by greed is inaccurate
• Even with shorter sentence, lawyer writes Bankman-Fried will be "scorned by many people wherever he goes for the rest of his life"