Bankman-Fried Leaked Ex’s Writings to Discredit Her, US Alleges

07/21/2023 13:30
Bankman-Fried Leaked Ex’s Writings to Discredit Her, US Alleges

US prosecutors accused FTX co-founder Samuel Bankman-Fried of providing the press with the writings of his ex-girlfriend to discredit her as a potential witness at his criminal fraud trial.

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Sam Bankman-Fried leaves court in New York, US, on June 15.

Sam Bankman-Fried leaves court in New York, US, on June 15.Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg

US prosecutors accused FTX co-founder Samuel Bankman-Fried of providing the press with the writings of his ex-girlfriend to discredit her as a potential witness at his criminal fraud trial.

The writings were penned by Alameda Research LLC former Chief Executive Officer Caroline Ellison, who pleaded guilty last year to fraud charges in the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in their case against Bankman-Fried.

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