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Sam Bankman-Fried’s 25-year sentence shows crypto schemers can

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Sam Bankman-Fried started the second most popular digital currency exchange – until it collapsed three years after it began. Now, he’s been sentenced to 25 years in prison for misusing billions of customer dollars.

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  1. Sam Bankman-Fried awaits Thursday sentencing for his role in FTX cryptocurrency exchange fraud

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  2. Column: Sam Bankman-Fried will be sentenced Thursday for his crypto fraud. Throw the book at him

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    Sam Bankman-Fried’s 25-year sentence shows crypto schemers can

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  1. FOX Business

    Former crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried set for sentencing this week (opens FOX Business)

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    Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is scheduled for sentencing Thursday after he was convicted of fraud and conspiracy charges related to the collapse of his cryptocurrency empire.

  2. The Guardian

    Sam Bankman-Fried to be sentenced for multibillion-dollar fraud this week (opens The Guardian)

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    Former FTX CEO faces up to 100 years in prison should the judge hand out the harshest penalty

  3. NBC News

    Sam Bankman-Fried awaits Thursday sentencing for his role in FTX cryptocurrency exchange fraud (opens NBC News)

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    Sam Bankman-Fried will learn his sentence Thursday, four months after he was found guilty of orchestrating the multibillion-dollar fraud that prompted the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange.

  4. Los Angeles Times

    Column: Sam Bankman-Fried will be sentenced Thursday for his crypto fraud. Throw the book at him (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers say he still has a lot to contribute to society. His prosecutors say he's still lying. The difference can be measured in decades in prison.

  5. Investor's Business Daily

    Sam Bankman-Fried Faces Sentencing Tomorrow. He Could Receive Up To 110 Years In Prison. (opens Investor's Business Daily)

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    Investor's Business Daily's feed description

    Sam Bankman-Fried faces sentencing Thursday for his role in the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. Prosecutors want 40 to 50 years in prison. The defense wants 6.5.

  6. CNN

    Sam Bankman-Fried faces sentencing this week. Here’s what to expect (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Almost five months after he was found guilty of committing one of the largest white-collar crimes in history, Sam Bankman-Fried is set to return to Manhattan federal court this week for sentencing that could land him in prison for the next half-century.

  7. Quartz

    Sam Bankman-Fried is about to get sentenced to prison. Here's what to know (opens Quartz)

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    Also known as SBF, the convicted former chief executive of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX could face 50 years behind bars

  8. FOX Business

    Disgraced crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for FTX fraud (opens FOX Business)

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    Sam Bankman-Fried, also known as SBF, was sentenced to prison time for his role in the collapse of crypto trading firm FTX, which erased billions in customer assets.

  9. Delaware Public Media

    Sam Bankman-Fried is about to get sentenced for his FTX crimes. Here's what to know (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Prosecutors are asking for 40 to 50 years, citing the severity of Bankman-Fried's crimes. Lawyers of the disgraced former head of FTX are asking for far less.

  10. WTOL Toledo

    Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison (opens WTOL Toledo)

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    Prosecutors had recommended a prison sentence of 40 to 50 years.

  11. France 24

    Fallen crypto tycoon Bankman-Fried gets 25-year sentence (opens France 24)

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    Disgraced cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in jail on Thursday following his conviction in one of the biggest financial fraud cases in history.

  12. NBC 6 South Florida

    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for crypto fraud (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of fraud involving his cryptocurrency exchange and a related hedge fund. Prosecutors want him locked up for decades.

  13. CBS News

    Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in collapse of FTX crypto exchange (opens CBS News)

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    Former billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted for orchestrating a massive financial fraud that led to downfall of crypto trading platform FTX.

  14. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Disgraced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for financial fraud (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    Crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for a massive fraud that unraveled with the collapse of FTX.

  15. Newsweek

    Sam Bankman-Fried sentencing: FTX founder gets 25 years in jail (opens Newsweek)

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    The sentencing comes after a high-profile trial where Bankman-Fried was found guilty of fraud, conspiracy, among other charges.

  16. WSVN Miami

    Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for a massive fraud on hundreds of thousands of customers that

  17. The Oregonian

    Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of failed crypto exchange FTX, sentenced to 25 years in prison (opens The Oregonian)

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    Bankman-Fried, 32, was convicted in November of fraud and conspiracy.

  18. New York Post

    Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison — but how much will he actually serve? (opens New York Post)

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    Disgraced crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday, but the convicted fraudster could be out in half that time.

  19. Quartz

    'Justice is not served': What people are saying about FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's prison sentence (opens Quartz)

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    “Twenty-five years is too light,” one crypto expert said of Bankman-Fried's prison sentence

  20. WMUR

    Ex-crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison (opens WMUR)

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    Crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a massive fraud that unraveled with the collapse of FTX.

  21. KVIA El Paso

    Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in federal prison (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    Originally Published: 28 MAR 24 06:00 ET Updated: 28 MAR 24 12:06 ET By Lauren del Valle and Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for defrauding customers and investors in his failed crypto exchange FTX, a Manhattan court ruled Thurs…

  22. Time

    Why Sam Bankman-Fried Received a 25-Year Prison Sentence (opens Time)

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    A federal judge ruled Bankman-Fried committed perjury under oath and attempted witness tampering. Here's what else went into his sentence.

  23. The Washington Free Beacon

    Dem Megadonor Sam Bankman-Fried Gets 25 Years in FTX Fraud Case (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge on Thursday for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded, the last step in dramatic downfall of the former billionaire wunderkind and megadonor to the Democratic Party.

  24. People

    FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Cryptocurrency Fraud (opens People)

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    "My useful life is probably over," Sam Bankman-Fried, who was found guilty in November for defrauding his customers and investors, said at his sentencing on Thursday

  25. Deutsche Welle

    Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years over FTX fraud – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    A New York court has handed former cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried a lengthy prison term for fraud and conspiracy. The judge said the 32-year-old had been aware of the criminality of his actions.

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