Coverage dated September 6, 2023

Former FTX exec Salame to forfeit $1.5 billion, pleads guilty to two criminal counts

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Former FTX executive Ryan Salame pleaded guilty Thursday to federal campaign finance and money-transmitting crimes, and agreed to forfeit more than $1.5 billion. This is breaking news. Please check back for updates.

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  1. Bloomberg

    Ex-FTX Executive Salame to Plead Guilty to Criminal Charges (opens Bloomberg)

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    Former FTX executive Ryan Salame is planning to plead guilty to criminal charges on Thursday over the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange, according to people familiar with the case.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    Former FTX exec Salame to forfeit $1.5 billion, pleads guilty to two criminal counts (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Former FTX executive Ryan Salame pleaded guilty Thursday to federal campaign finance and money-transmitting crimes, and agreed to forfeit more than $1.5 billion. This is breaking news. Please check back for updates.

  3. New York Times

    Fourth Top FTX Executive to Plead Guilty Ahead of Sam Bankman-Fried Trial (opens New York Times)

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    Ryan Salame, a former FTX executive, is set to plead guilty to charges linked to the sweeping fraud case against Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the failed cryptocurrency exchange.

  4. New York Post

    SBF’s top FTX executive Ryan Salame expected to plead guilty (opens New York Post)

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    Ryan Salame will appear before US District Judge Lewis Kaplan, the same judge overseeing indicted Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal case over the exchange’s collapse.

  5. Forbes

    Another FTX Executive—Ryan Salame—Expected To Plead Guilty To Criminal Charges Over Company's Collapse (opens Forbes)

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    Sam Bankman-Fried is the lone not guilty plea among top FTX executives charged with fraud related to the firm’s collapse.

  6. Berkshire Eagle

    UPDATE: Berkshire entrepreneur and former FTX crypto executive Ryan Salame has pleaded guilty to federal charges (opens Berkshire Eagle)

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    Ryan Salame, an unindicted co-conspirator in the criminal case against FTX cryptocurrency founder Sam Bankman-Fried, has pleaded guilty to federal charges.

  7. CNN

    Former FTX executive Ryan Salame will forfeit $1.5 billion after pleading guilty to criminal charges (opens CNN)

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    Ryan Salame, a former top executive of FTX, the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency trading platform, has pleaded guilty to criminal charges in a New York courtroom on Thursday afternoon. He has also agreed to forfeit $1.5 billion.

  8. Insider

    A 4th FTX executive reportedly plans to plead guilty over crypto exchange's collapse, isolating Sam Bankman-Fried ahead of trial (opens Insider)

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    Ryan Salame, who acted as one of Sam Bankman-Fried's political fixers, is expected to plead guilty in federal court.

  9. Fortune

    Former FTX executive Ryan Salame, who bought a private jet while working for the crypto exchange, to plead guilty (opens Fortune)

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    His plea follows similar deals for two other FTX executives, Gary Wang and Caroline Ellison.

  10. Wall Street Journal

    Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Expected to Plead Guilty in Crypto-Exchange’s Collapse (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Salame would be the fourth associate of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to plead guilty.

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