FTX cryptovillain Sam Bankman-Fried charged with bribing Chinese officials
Also on Tuesday – the same day SBF's lucky 13th indictment was revealed – courts set new bail terms that restrict the defendant's access to electronic devices. The court hopes to control his use of messaging apps and virtual private networks , thereby preventing witness tampering.
The former FTX CEO is allowed a monitored laptop, loaded only with select software, and a phone that can only send and receive voice calls and texts over telco networks. No encrypted or ephemeral calling or messaging is allowed, nor is mobile internet. Among the selected software is password manager service 1password. A VPN can only be used under supervision to access a database while preparing for his defense., SBF is prohibited from using"any other cellphones, tablets, computers, videogames that permit chat or voice communication, or 'smart' devices with internet access."allowed to access a list of fairly boring pre-approved websites to prepare his defense, and a few for personal use.
The crypto bro is not allowed to use mom and dad's devices, which are password protected and equipped with monitoring software that photographs the user's face every five minutes.
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