Plans to subpoena FTX founder SBF_FTX and his immediate family for information about allegedly misappropriated funds have been opposed by the U.S. government. jackschickler reports.
Proposals to subpoena FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, his immediate family and senior staff of the bankrupt crypto exchange have been opposed by the U.S. Trustee, a branch of the Department of Justice dealing with bankruptcy.
The plans, set to be discussed at a Wednesday hearing, would duplicate any independent examination of the exchange’s downfall, U.S. Trustee Andrew Vara said in a legal filing made. An independent examiner has yet to be appointed. The examiner issue will be discussed at a Monday hearing, with new FTX Chief Executive Officer John Ray set to give testimony.
“If the Court directs the appointment of an examiner, then his or her charge could be to investigate the same web of entities and transactions” as the proposed requests for information, Vara said. “The bankruptcy court has an obligation to prevent unnecessary expenditures in the administration of an estate.”
FTX filed for bankruptcy on Nov. 11, and Bankman-Fried resigned as CEO the same day to be replaced by restructuring expert Ray. In a Jan. 25 filing, FTX's new management said Bankman-Fried, his brother Gabriel and his parents could potentially have valuable information about what happened to funds allegedly misappropriated from the company before its collapse.
Potentially key witnesses are not cooperating, FTX said, adding that co-founder Gary Wang and Caroline Ellison, head of FTX's trading arm Alameda Research, expressly declined to provide requested information.
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