Posted on 12/30/2023 4:21:42 AM PST by knighthawk
Sam Bankman-Fried, who was convicted last month of stealing from customers of his now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange, will not face a second trial on separate charges in the case, including campaign finance violations.
In a letter filed on Friday night in federal court in Manhattan, prosecutors said the 'strong public interest' in a prompt resolution of their case against the 31-year-old former billionaire outweighed the benefits of a second trial.
Prosecutors said that interest 'weighs particularly heavily here,' given that Bankman-Fried's scheduled March 28 sentencing will likely include orders of forfeiture and restitution for victims of his crimes.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Uniparty only
“In a letter filed on Friday night in federal court in Manhattan, prosecutors said the ‘strong public interest’ in a prompt resolution of their case against the 31-year-old former billionaire outweighed the benefits of a second trial.”
Let me guess ... Kamala provided this word salad explanation for this.
No, there is “strong public interest” in seeing this creepy kid go to pound-me-in-the-ass prison.
Yes he was making illegal campaign donations and bribing Chinese officials he’ one of them 100%.
Hunter grins
John Edwards was right, there are indeed Two Americas.
SBF is a cutout for deep three letter agencies
Forget it, Jake. He’s a Democrat.
BTTT
The Pyschic on tv?
Uniparty rule is jut so efficient isn’t it.
Meanwhile the J6 prisoners face dozens of charges, including additional charges tacked on after they pled guilty to lesser ones.
It’s a big club, and you ain’t in it.
Exactly.
IT AIN’T OVER YET.
PLENTY OF TIME FOR HIS “SUICIDE”.
Covering up massive Democrat election finance fraud is a “strong public interest”. Doesn’t everyone define “public” as “Democrat”?
Yes. That’s it.
Gasp!/sarc
He’s exactly like a thirty-something Madoff.
There are many interesting differences between the two.
Madoff was a founder of an entire stock exchange and was as reputable as they come—a legitimate industry leader—before he turned into a crook.
Sam the Scammer was just a number cruncher with no real credentials to lure in investors. He was not a great public speaker, had zero charisma, had a team of autists—total joke. He was a creature of the Bitcoin craze—the modern version of tulip bulbs.
Could it because he ILLEGALLY donated to the Democrats [AND REPUBLICANS]???
yes indeed, it could be ...
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