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Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty, Defense Attorney Cries Foul

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He faces up to 110 years in prison.

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  1. Sam Bankman-Fried stumbles through cross-examination—and he wasn’t even in front of the jury

    Headline from Fortune ·

  2. Sam Bankman-Fried's old statements come back to haunt him while on the stand in trial

    Headline from Washington Examiner ·

  3. Jurors in Sam Bankman-Fried criminal trial begin deliberations

    Headline from NBC Los Angeles ·

  4. Jury starts deliberations in Sam Bankman-Fried $10 billion fraud trial

    Headline from New York Post ·

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    Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty, Defense Attorney Cries Foul

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  1. Fortune

    Sam Bankman-Fried stumbles through cross-examination—and he wasn’t even in front of the jury (opens Fortune)

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    In an unusual hearing without the jury present, the disgraced crypto founder faced an unrelenting prosecution.

  2. CNN

    Sam Bankman-Fried testifies he knew 'basically nothing' about crypto before starting company (opens CNN)

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    Sam Bankman-Fried took the witness stand Friday for the first time in front of jurors in his criminal fraud trial. Bankman-Fried, 31, has pleaded not guilty to seven counts of federal fraud and conspiracy.

  3. Fortune

    Sam Bankman-Fried's performance on the stand shows his twisted moral compass (opens Fortune)

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    Sam Bankman-Fried's first day on the stand showed why lawyers say it's typically a bad idea for defendants to testify.

  4. Washington Examiner

    Sam Bankman-Fried's old statements come back to haunt him while on the stand in trial (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Sam Bankman-Fried's defense team may be rethinking its strategy of putting the former crypto king on the stand in his federal fraud trial.

  5. CNN

    Takeaways from Sam Bankman-Fried’s second day in front of a jury (opens CNN)

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    Prosecutors grilled former crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried on Monday as his criminal fraud trial entered its third week. He stands accused of orchestrating a multibillion-dollar fraud in a seismic event that has left the industry reeling.

  6. NPR

    Prosecutors used Sam Bankman-Fried's own words against him in cross-examination (opens NPR)

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    Disgraced tech mogul Sam Bankman-Fried, who decided to take the stand in his own defense, faced a withering cross-examination at his high-profile criminal trial.

  7. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Jurors hear closing arguments in Sam Bankman-Fried trial (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    NEW YORK >> In a closing argument, a prosecutor told New York jurors Wednesday to follow overwhelming evidence of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried ‘s “pyramid of deceit” to find him guilty of defrauding customers and investors of at least $10 billion while a defense lawyer said prosecutors were unfairl…

  8. Insider

    Sam Bankman-Fried lied under oath to shape his story around ex-friends who testified against him, prosecutors say in scathing closing argument (opens Insider)

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    If a judge agrees that Sam Bankman-Fried lied under oath, he could face an even bigger sentence.

  9. CNN

    In closing arguments, lawyers spin a tale of two very different Sam Bankman-Frieds (opens CNN)

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    Attorneys gave their closing arguments Wednesday to the jurors who will decide Sam Bankman-Fried’s fate, offering two diametrically different versions of the collapse of his crypto empire.

  10. Forbes

    Sam Bankman-Fried’s Trial Is Almost Over; Here’s What You Need To Know (opens Forbes)

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    As the trial approaches its conclusion, what matters most are the crimes charged in the indictment against Bankman-Fried and the evidence introduced at trial.

  11. Wall Street Journal

    Sam Bankman-Fried Prosecutor, Defense to Make Final Pitches to Jury (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Closing arguments in the trial of the onetime crypto billionaire are set to begin Wednesday, following nearly a month of testimony about his role in the implosion of his FTX exchange.

  12. CBS News

    As Sam Bankman-Fried trial reaches closing arguments, jurors must assess a spectacle of hubris (opens CBS News)

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    For all the complexity of cryptocurrencies, jurors only need to answer one question: can you believe what Bankman-Fried says?

  13. New York Post

    Jury starts deliberations in Sam Bankman-Fried $10 billion fraud trial (opens New York Post)

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    A federal jury has started deliberating in Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal fraud trial, where the disgraced cryptocurrency mogul is charged with stealing $10 billion of his customers’ fund…

  14. NBC Los Angeles

    Jurors in Sam Bankman-Fried criminal trial begin deliberations (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Jury deliberation begins in criminal fraud trial of Sam Bankman-Fried

  15. Slate Magazine

    Sam Bankman-Fried’s Actions Were Either “a Pyramid of Deceit” or “Not a Crime” (opens Slate Magazine)

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    It depends on which closing argument the jury believes.

  16. Wall Street Journal

    Jurors in Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Expected to Begin Deliberations (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    A prosecutor will likely deliver a rebuttal to closing arguments made by the former crypto-billionaire’s defense team, then the judge will instruct jurors on the law.

  17. RedState

  18. Slate Magazine

    The Meager Defense Didn’t Work: Sam Bankman-Fried Is Found Guilty on All Counts (opens Slate Magazine)

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    He faces up to 110 years in prison.

  19. Slate Magazine

    I Was There When Sam Bankman-Fried Was Found Guilty. I Think I Know Why He Did It. (opens Slate Magazine)

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    He was willing to play the odds. But these proved impossible.

  20. Legal Insurrection

    Sam Bankman-Fried Guilty on All Charges (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    He couldn't talk his way out of this one.

  21. Slate Magazine

    Why Was Sam Bankman-Fried’s Defense So Bad? (opens Slate Magazine)

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    An impossible case with an impossible defendant.

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