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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Appeal For Release Rejected By US Court

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Appeal For Release Rejected By US Court

FTX founder and convicted fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried will stay jailed after failing to convince a United States appellate court that he should be freed while his legal team appeals his conviction.

In a Nov. 21 mandate, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said Bankman-Fried’s previous attempts to tamper with two witnesses while on pretrial release was a major reason behind rejecting his request.

“We have reviewed the Defendant-Appellant’s additional arguments and find them unpersuasive,” the court said.

Bankman-Fried’s release motion was rejected by a U.S. appeals court

 

Government prosecutors accused Bankman-Fried of leaking Caroline Ellison’s diaries to The New York Times in July, which caused his bail to be revoked by a New York District Court.

Bankman-Fried argued the New York court failed to consider that he was engaged in activity considered freedom of speech protected under the First Amendment.

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The appellate court, however, said the New York District Court ruled correctly and that witness tampering “falls outside the zone of constitutional protection.”

Bankman-Fried’s legal team also argued that the District Court failed to consider a less restrictive alternative to detention.

That argument was struck down, with the court stating that the District Court “thoroughly considered” all relevant factors, including Bankman-Fried while he was on pretrial release.

Bankman-Fried was found guilty of seven fraud and money laundering-related charges on Nov. 2.

The former FTX CEO will remain behind bars while he awaits his sentencing on March 28 next year.

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