Recently, federal prosecutors requested that the bail terms of Sam Bankman-Fred (SBF), the former CEO of FTX, be changed to Avoid further alleged attempts to influence testimony.
the docs Court actions filed on January 27 revealed that the Department of Justice (DOJ) had asked US District Judge Lewis Kaplan to prevent Bankman-Fried from communicating with “current or former employees” of FTX or Alameda.
Prosecutors requested this injunction after they alleged that Bankman-Fried made the connection Rain Millerthe current general counsel of FTX US, via Signal and email on Jan. 15, is trying to “influence” on Miller’s testimony. The document cited the following:
“I would really like to reconnect and see if there is a way we can have a constructive relationship, use each other as a resource when possible, or at least look through things with each other.”
Prosecutors also requested that Bankman-Fried The use of encrypted communication applications is prohibited.
“Defendant shall not use any encrypted or ephemeral communication or messaging applications, including but not limited to Signal.”
The filing also argues that Bankman-Fried’s use of Signal corresponds to “one version” of using the app for opt-out purposes.
As of December 2022, Bankman-Fried has denied this Engage in or aware of a group chat “Wirefraud” on Signal, hours before he was arrested by the Bahamas Police.
The group chat reportedly included members of Bankman-Fried’s inner circle, including FTX co-founder Zixiao “Gary” Wang, FTX engineer Nishad Singh and former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison, who reportedly used the group to Sending classified information about FTX and Alameda in the run-up to the crash.
This comes after attorneys representing FTX argued in the Jan. 26 bankruptcy proceeding that Bankman-Fried’s immediate family should be questioned about No financial benefits that they may have obtained from the exchange.
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