Prosecutors claim Bankman-Fried tried to “discredit” the reputation of his ex-girlfriend, who is cooperating in the case against him.
that she was having a difficult time working in Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire after their breakup and that she had doubts about her “leadership” at Alameda. Prosecutors say that when they learned of the story, Bankman-Fried’s lawyer admitted that their client had met with areporter in person and shared the documents, which were not handed over to prosecutors during discovery.
In a hearing before Judge Kaplan last week, Bankman-Fried’s attorneys claimed he was expressing his First Amendment rights by speaking with the. But prosecutors claim his “strategy for rehabilitating his reputation was built on discrediting and blaming Caroline Ellison in a national and international publication, that is read by many prospective jurors in this district.” They also accused him of “intimidating a witness and sending a message to other prospective witnesses.
But it hasn’t been all bad news for Bankman-Fried: Last week, prosecutors dropped a campaign-finance charge against him thanks to an extradition issue, even though he had madeto help advance crypto legislation. Still, when SBF goes to trial in October, he’s facing a dozen other charges, including wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, for allegedly running a
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