Prosecutors say Sam Bankman-Fried's arguments to dismiss cryptocurrency charges are meritless

Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers made meritless arguments in a bid to convince a judge to toss out criminal charges alleging that the FTX founder stole from investors in his multibillion dollar cryptocurrency fund, federal prosecutors said Monday. In papers filed in Manhattan federal court, prosecutors responded to early May filings in which Bankman-Fried’s lawyers insisted that the United States overreached in its case against Bankman-Fried, making federal crimes out of regulatory issues. “The cha

• 2023-05-30
• federal prosecutors cryptocurrency FTX criminal charges Bankman-Fried defense lawyers

Crypto Crisis Latest: SBF Faces New Charges; SEC Eyes Voyager Deal

Here's our latest coverage of the crisis roiling the crypto industry. In FTX news: + Federal prosecutors [unveiled new charges](https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-prosecutors-bring-more-criminal-charges-against-sam-bankman-fried-c467b522) against **FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried,** who pleaded not guilty to prior criminal charges. + An investor is suing **Sequoia Capital** and others in [an FTX-linked class action](https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-news-today-02-23-2023/card/investo

• 2023-02-24
• Federal prosecutors