July 05, 2023
Federal prosecutors have amassed millions of pages of digital evidence in building a fraud case against fallen crypto heavyweight Sam Bankman-Fried, but his propensity for communicating through encrypted messaging apps could trip up the government's efforts to prove the key element of criminal intent, experts say.
June 27, 2023
A Manhattan federal judge denied Samuel Bankman-Fried's request to toss the majority of his criminal charges Tuesday, leaving intact a 13-count indictment after calling several arguments from the FTX founder "meritless."
June 23, 2023
A New York federal judge ruled Friday that Fenwick & West LLP has no obligation to produce documents requested by Samuel Bankman-Fried in his criminal proceeding, calling the FTX founder's proposed subpoena a "fishing expedition."
June 15, 2023
A Manhattan federal judge appeared unlikely Thursday to throw out criminal charges against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried after he was extradited from the Bahamas, despite severing those counts from an upcoming October trial because of ongoing legal proceedings in the island nation.
June 14, 2023
A Manhattan federal judge has opened the door for FTX to fight Sam Bankman-Fried's attempt to get his hands on documents related to Fenwick & West LLP's earlier legal work for the now-bankrupt crypto exchange as he explores a potential blame-the-lawyers defense strategy.
June 12, 2023
Experts say FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried could run into significant challenges if he relies on an advice-of-counsel defense at his upcoming fraud trial, beginning with a long-shot bid to get his hands on documents from the fallen crypto exchange's onetime law firm.
June 09, 2023
The government urged a New York federal judge on Friday to reject FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's request that prosecutors produce "largely privileged" documents from Fenwick & West LLP that contain legal advice the firm purportedly gave to FTX, saying the motion is "an impermissible attempt to circumvent discovery rules."
June 06, 2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried told a Manhattan federal judge that the government has missed discovery deadlines for several pieces of evidence needed to mount a defense to a litany of fraud charges.
May 31, 2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried wants access to documents related to Fenwick & West's past work for the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange as he mounts a defense to a raft of fraud charges.
May 30, 2023
Prosecutors told a Manhattan federal judge Monday that there's no basis for tossing the indictment against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, saying cooperating witnesses and other evidence at trial will trace how the crypto mogul's theft of customer funds drilled a "multi-billion-dollar hole in FTX's balance sheet."