The FTX founder’s criminal trial has made clear just how much his inner circle has turned against him.
Category: Frauds and Swindling
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Caroline Ellison Says She and Sam Bankman-Fried Were ‘Dishonest’
In her second day testifying at the FTX founder’s trial, Ms. Ellison said she misled lenders at Mr. Bankman-Fried’s request.
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Caroline Ellison, Adviser to Sam Bankman-Fried, Says He ‘Directed’ Her to Commit Crimes
Ms. Ellison, who also dated Mr. Bankman-Fried, is the government’s star witness in the criminal fraud trial of the founder of the FTX crypto exchange.
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The Places That Sam Bankman-Fried Left Behind
Before his FTX crypto exchange imploded and he went on trial for fraud, Mr. Bankman-Fried ran a global business empire spanning Berkeley, Calif., Hong Kong and the Bahamas.
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Why Cashing Savings Bonds Has Become So Hard
Citing potential fraud, banks are making it increasingly difficult to pay out savings bonds. An unlikely beneficiary is the federal government.
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Gary Wang, a FTX Founder, Says Sam Bankman-Fried Steered Misuse of Funds
Mr. Wang is one of three key witnesses who pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate against Mr. Bankman-Fried, the onetime crypto mogul on trial for fraud.
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New Details About FTX Emerge as Bankman-Fried’s Trial Begins
A new report about when employees discovered a secret link between the crypto exchange and a sister trading firm raises questions as witnesses started testifying.
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New Details of FTX’s Back Door Emerge as Bankman-Fried Trial Begins
A new report about when employees discovered a secret link between the crypto exchange and a sister trading firm raises questions as witnesses started testifying.
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‘Lied to the World’ or Acted in ‘Good Faith’: Sam Bankman-Fried’s Trial Opens
Prosecutors said the FTX founder had lied to customers. Defense lawyers said he had just been trying to prevent his cryptocurrency exchange from melting down.
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Takeaways From a New Book on Sam Bankman-Fried
“Going Infinite,” by Michael Lewis, offers a behind-the-scenes account of Mr. Bankman-Fried’s rise and fall.
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FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Will Go on Trial on Tuesday
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the failed crypto exchange FTX, gets his day in court on Tuesday. The trial will shine a harsh glare on the wider sector.
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Who’s Rooting Hardest for a Sam Bankman-Fried Conviction? The Crypto Industry.
Crypto insiders, who have been trying to distance themselves from the FTX founder, are united in their zeal to see Mr. Bankman-Fried held to account.