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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Bankman-Fried

  1. March 14, 2024

    Bankman-Fried Taps New Firm For SEC, CFTC Defense

    Convicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has swapped his Cohen & Gresser LLP counsel for attorneys at Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoades LLP in his stayed civil cases.

  2. February 13, 2023

    Judge Stays SEC And CFTC Cases Against Bankman-Fried

    A federal judge paused two regulatory suits against disgraced FTX Trading Ltd. founder Sam Bankman-Fried on Monday until the resolution of the U.S. Department of Justice's criminal case against the alleged fraudster for his role in the downfall of the crypto exchange.

  3. February 07, 2023

    Bankman-Fried Appeals Decision To Unseal Bail Sureties

    Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder of now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, on Tuesday renewed his fight to keep certain funders of his $250 million bail deal under wraps, while a federal judge rejected an agreement between the indicted former CEO and prosecutors on the terms of his bail conditions.

  4. January 02, 2023

    Fintech Litigation To Watch In 2023

    The breathtaking implosion and bankruptcy of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and the subsequent arrest of its founder showered negative attention on the largely unregulated digital asset space in 2022, prompting legal experts to forecast that more enforcement actions and bankruptcies would hit the crypto industry in 2023.

  5. December 15, 2022

    Regulators' Strategies Toward FTX Reveal Crypto Law Gaps

    Securities and commodities regulators pursued divergent paths in leveling charges this week against defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried, revealing gaps in crypto enforcement that legal experts say will persist absent clearer boundaries set by Congress.

  6. December 13, 2022

    Feds Back FTX Founder Into Corner As Charges Mount

    FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's past proclamations of ignorance won't offer much of a defense against an avalanche of fraud and conspiracy charges announced Tuesday, according to outside attorneys who say he might be wise to consider negotiating a plea.

  7. December 13, 2022

    FTX Founder Ran Historic Fraud, Feds Charge

    Prosecutors unveiled an indictment Tuesday charging disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried with a multiyear scheme to siphon billions of dollars out of the now-collapsed crypto exchange, in what the Manhattan U.S. Attorney called "one of the biggest financial frauds in American history."

  8. December 12, 2022

    FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested In The Bahamas

    Disgraced former cryptocurrency billionaire and FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested Monday in the Bahamas at the request of U.S. prosecutors, according to officials in both governments.