According to ChainCatcher, Ryan Salame, former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, has withdrawn his previous request to revoke his 7.5-year sentence. The move stems from the disagreement caused by the US government's investigation into his partner Michelle Bond. Salame's lawyer previously claimed that prosecutors promised not to investigate Bond during negotiations in order to force Salame to plead guilty.
However, Bond was subsequently accused of being linked to FTX founder SBF’s scheme to influence the US electoral system.
Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, accused Bond of illegally accepting donations from parties associated with FTX in the 2022 congressional campaign. Judge Lewis Kaplan called Salame's request "ambiguous" and "inconsistent" and reserved the right to impose sanctions on him. U.S. prosecutors denied reaching an agreement with Salame not to investigate Bond.
Earlier news came out that Caroline Ellison, the former head of FTX sister company Alameda Research, is seeking to avoid going to jail for her involvement in fraud.
