OPINION: Arrest of Sam Bankman-Fried on Monday shocks me as a criminal defense attorney
Notably, the eight counts include violating campaign finance laws, a charge that could prove embarrassing for some powerful political interests.
The charges are on top of charges announced earlier Tuesday by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which alleged Bankman-Fried defrauded investors and used proceeds from investors to buy real estate on behalf of himself and family. The details of those transactions might have been voluntarily disclosed under intense cross examination if the administration allowed him to appear as a witness. Moreover, Bankman-Fried was already causing himself considerable harm in media interviews.CEO of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried testifies during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee at Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill December 8, 2021 in Washington, DC.
Bankman-Fried’s parents have left Stanford and are reportedly in the Bahamas with their son. They could themselves face questions. His father, Joseph Bankman, is a tax professor and was
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