Posted on 12/13/2022 1:48:12 PM PST by Morgana
A Bahamian judge is allowing Sam Bankman-Fried's parents to leave court in the middle of his arraignment hearing to retrieve anti-depressants, Adderall and Zyrtec.
Bankman-Fried is accused of one of the 'biggest financial frauds in American history' - defrauding investors out of $1.8billion by convincing them his trading platform FTX was safe to use.
He is begging for mercy - asking for $250,000 cash bond - and claiming he can't be thrown in jail because he is depressed and follows a vegan diet.
Prosecutors in the Bahamas are begging a judge not to grant him bail, insisting he is a clear flight risk.
In court on Tuesday, they claimed he had even moved $300million to a Brazilian firm in September 2022, before filing bankruptcy, in a move that they say demonstrates his intention to flee justice.
Bankman-Fried faces 155 years in prison on eight counts of money laundering and fraud. US prosecutors are preparing to charge some of his friends too.
Prosecutors say he used the platform as a 'personal piggy bank' to fund a lavish lifestyle and make whopping political donations.
During proceedings on Tuesday, is Stanford law professor mother, Barbara, laughed when prosecutors referred to him as a 'fugitive'.
He maintains that he did nothing of the sort, and was going to tell Congress today that he could repay all of the people who have lost money 'tomorrow' if his assets were unfrozen, despite previously filing for bankruptcy.
Prosecutors in The Bahamas today argued that he should not be granted bail, insisting that he was a flight risk. He is in court currently in a blue and white shirt, and is not wearing handcuffs.
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Isn’t that similar to the Hillary defense?
I think they have vegan hotdogs in the joint. But something tells me he is going to get meat hotdogs whether he like them or not, and not the kind of meat he could eat.
"In court on Tuesday, they claimed he had even moved $300M to a Brazilian firm in September 2022, before filing bankruptcy, in a move that they say demonstrates his intention to flee justice."
Give this manbitch limited Congressional immunity and let him name names, to keep his momma out of jail.
Extradition or not, you can easily hide yourself in HK if you have bucks
What a joke our Ju$t U$ system is.
This boy is helpless. He may be smart but he is stupid
If Long Duc Dong fell in love with Ms Fugly and they managed to get into Penthouse Valley in HK before the CCP got wind and could turn her around at the airport, hooo boy, the PLA gonna send a one-bullet bill to both their families.
That’s what I was figuring as well.
The timing is beyond interesting...
—”I’d be depressed if I were a vegan too.”
Looking at recent photos it appears added a few pounds, not easy for a vegan to get fat without an addiction to nuts and avocados.
I have known more than a few all lean and trim.
Wonder where he came up with that idea
Lights out at DNC HG phone off hook.
Her Dad used to be the boss of the current SEC head.
He was brought back here to be murdered by the FBI.
Any questions?
Her Heinousness has likely placed an order with the suicide hot line.
Bet there is already a dead pool on how long it will be before he "didn't kill himself"
Two words. Aah hmmmn I better not so initials for the words. FH! Oh, and you dropped your soap.
Wonder if this guy was in charge of anything. He seems too dumb to even scam people.
First vegan I ever saw that needed a bra
poor Big-Fraud
I had a boss who went vegan for a few years and he always had a cold or flu, and was gaunt, pale, and sickly looking.
One Friday I convinced he to have a steak that weekend. He came in Monday smiling and happy and his long term cold was just gone.
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