Former crypto king Sam Bankman-Friedfaces the prospect of spending decades in prison. Therefore, he does not accept a new series of accusations against him.
The bankrupt crypto exchange has been filed by federal prosecutors in a new indictment released on Tuesday. FTXclaimed that the founder of .
More than $1 billion in crypto- Accounts with assets were frozen in early 2021 as China investigated Alameda’s counterparty.
Reuters reported that Bankman-Fried denied the bribery charge in a hearing before District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan federal court on Thursday.
Bankman-Fried, 31, also pleaded not guilty to charges that he was accused of violating campaign finance laws.
Koinfinans.com As we reported, in February, prosecutors brought additional charges against Bankman-Fried for allegedly conspiring to make illegal political donations to get legislators to pass laws in favor of his company.
Bankman-Fried’s attorney, Mark Cohen, said he plans to appeal the campaign finance and China-related charges by May 8 because they were made after his client was extradited from the Bahamas.
The extradition treaty provides that Bankman-Fried will be tried and punished only for the cases he faced at the time of extradition, unless the Bahamian government authorizes new charges.