#FET Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison for multibillion-dollar fraud. The trial was held today. Judge's statement:
“I take into account that investors lost $1.7 billion, creditors - $1.3 billion, clients - $8 billion. The fact that they will be paid compensation is not of fundamental importance. A thief who stole, then took the money to Las Vegas, bet, made money and paid compensation is not eligible for pardon."
Can not argue. And the period is still quite short. Considering that the threat was more than 100 years.
Bankman-Fried's lawyer and he himself pressed for pity. Sam himself said at the trial that his life was probably over. And that he regrets what happened. Judge Kaplan admits that Bankman-Fried is “extremely intelligent” but “suffers from autism.” And he agreed with the prosecution's assertion that Bankman-Fried "wanted to become a very, very politically powerful person in this country" and this pushed him into financial crimes.#FTTon today's movement showed a pump and dump “at minimum” - it grew by 13% and then fell by 20%. Purely manipulative movement. Today's court and its decisions will not change anything for the activists.
