2nd Circ. Hints Bankman-Fried's $11B Forfeiture Is Overkill

By Elliot Weld ( November 4, 2025, 2:30 PM EST) -- The Second Circuit suggested Tuesday that the government's $11 billion forfeiture order against Sam Bankman-Fried may be unconstitutionally large, noting that the staggering amount tops the raft of cases tasking the court with determining if such money judgments pass Eighth Amendment muster....

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