USA v. BANKMAN-FRIED

  1. November 01, 2023

    Bankman-Fried Accused Of 'Bald-Faced Lies' As Trial Wraps

    Sam Bankman-Fried built FTX on a "foundation of lies" and then lied again when he took the witness stand and denied stealing $10 billion from customers of the crypto exchange, a Manhattan federal prosecutor argued in his final pitch to jurors Wednesday.

  2. November 01, 2023

    COVERAGE RECAP: Day 17 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial

    Law360 reporters are providing live coverage of the trial of FTX Trading Ltd. founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Here's a recap from day 17.

  3. October 31, 2023

    Bankman-Fried Denies Pressuring Bahamian Pols As FTX Fell

    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on Tuesday denied pushing top leaders in the Bahamas to let him keep control over his crypto exchange as it plunged into bankruptcy, testimony that completed his tumultuous bid to beat fraud charges in Manhattan federal court.

  4. October 31, 2023

    COVERAGE RECAP: Day 16 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial

    Law360 reporters are providing live coverage of the trial of FTX Trading Ltd. founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Here's a recap from day 16.

  5. October 30, 2023

    SBF Pummeled With Prior Statements On Cross-Examination

    Sam Bankman-Fried's penchant for public speaking came back to haunt him during cross-examination in his Manhattan federal fraud trial Monday as prosecutors used the FTX founder's past words to portray him as a con artist practiced in "how to tell a good story."

  6. October 30, 2023

    COVERAGE RECAP: Day 15 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial

    Law360 reporters are providing live coverage of the trial of FTX Trading Ltd. founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Here's a recap from day 15.

  7. October 27, 2023

    Bankman-Fried Attempts To Shift Blame In FTX Fraud Trial

    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried denied defrauding customers of his fallen exchange Friday, suggesting in carefully phrased terms to a Manhattan federal jury that his dream of building a cryptocurrency empire backfired because of his own inexperience and blunders by others.

  8. October 27, 2023

    COVERAGE RECAP: Day 14 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial

    A day after giving provisional testimony for review by a Manhattan federal judge, FTX Trading Ltd. founder Sam Bankman-Fried took the witness stand at his criminal fraud trial on Friday with jurors present. Follow along here for live updates from the courtroom.

  9. October 26, 2023

    Bankman-Fried Evasive In Preview Of Jury Testimony

    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried gave evasive and rambling answers to government questioning during a Thursday hearing to determine the scope of his upcoming trial testimony, previewing what's likely to be a brutal cross-examination in front of a Manhattan federal jury.

  10. October 26, 2023

    COVERAGE RECAP: Day 13 Of Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial

    Law360 reporters are providing live coverage of the trial of FTX Trading Ltd. founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Here's a recap from day 13.