FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Jailed Ahead of Trial Over Alleged Witness Tampering – DeFiance Daily – 8.14.23
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been sent to jail before his upcoming trial on multiple financial crime charges. This decision comes after a federal judge revoked his bond release due to alleged attempts to tamper with witnesses. Judge Lewis Kaplan, from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, stated that there is probable cause to believe Bankman-Fried attempted to tamper with witnesses on two occasions.