Sam Bankman-Fried

September 21, 2023, 1:03 pm

Suit alleges Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents were part of massive FTX scam

Stanford University says it will return all gifts from failed crypto exchange following claim against its professor Allan Joseph Bankman and retired professor Barbara Fried

By AP

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves the courthouse following his arraignment in New York City on December 22, 2022. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP)

September 6, 2023, 2:49 am

Before crash, FTX deals with alleged binary options operatives could have raised flags

In 2022, the now-infamous trading firm bought an Israeli-owned company linked to an industry accused of bilking billions from investors. Nobody seemed to notice or care

By Simona Weinglass

FILE — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Manhattan federal court in New York, February 16, 2023. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

August 15, 2023, 1:38 pm

US prosecutors to use testimony of Sam Bankman-Fried’s ‘inner circle’ against him

Prosecution outlines evidence it plans to present at FTX founder’s trial, including alleged misappropriation of over $100 million in customer funds used for political contributions

By Larry Neumeister

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at Manhattan federal court, Friday, August 11, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

August 12, 2023, 3:02 am

Judge sends crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried to jail, says he tampered with witnesses

NY court revokes bail for FTX founder, accused of stealing billions in customer deposits to fund businesses and speculative investments

By Larry Neumeister

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Manhattan federal court in New York, February 16, 2023. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

July 22, 2023, 3:51 am

Prosecutors: FTX’s Bankman-Fried is harassing a key witness at his upcoming trial

Lawyers say crypto company founder on trial for massive fraud leaked correspondence to New York Times to deter others from testifying

By Larry Neumeister

Samuel Bankman-Fried arrives at Manhattan federal court, in New York, December 3, 2023. (Seth Wenig/AP)

January 3, 2023, 11:15 pm

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to fraud in US crypto-currency case

Entrepreneur denies all charges against him; tentative trial date set for October 3; lawyers tell judge defendant’s parents have received threats, including of physical harm

By Larry Neumeister

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, December 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

December 31, 2022, 9:17 am

Pain with little gain for financial investors as global markets slumped in 2022

Recession fears stoked by stock swings, rising inflation, oil price spike after Ukraine invasion, China virus surge, crypto decline; Wall Street sees worst annual drop since 2008

By AP

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves court following his arraignment in New York City on December 22, 2022. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP)

December 23, 2022, 10:32 am

Fallen crypto whiz Bankman-Fried released on $250 million bail, sent to house arrest

Appearing in New York court after extradition to US from Bahamas, FTX founder largely silent as judge details fraud charges against him

By John BIERS

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, is escorted from the Magistrate Court in Nassau, Bahamas, December 21, 2022, after agreeing to be extradited to the US. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

December 22, 2022, 3:46 am

Associates of FTX founder Bankman-Fried cop to charges as he’s extradited to US

Disgraced crypto mogul expected to appear Thursday before a judge in NY, where he’s been indicted on federal charges over the cryptocurrency exchange’s collapse

By Ken Sweet and Rebecca Blackwell

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, center, is escorted from a Corrections Department van as he arrives at the Magistrate Court building for a hearing, in Nassau, Bahamas Dec. 21, 2022.(AP/Rebecca Blackwell)

December 21, 2022, 8:31 pm

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried could be sent to US after extradition hearing

Pending Bahamian court approval, cryptocurrency exchange chief could be back stateside within hours, potentially spend the rest of his life in jail

By Ken Sweet

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, center, is escorted out of Magistrate Court into a Corrections van, following a hearing in Nassau, Bahamas, December 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

December 19, 2022, 9:39 pm

Shamed crypto tycoon Bankman-Fried agrees to US extradition, says lawyer

Bahamas defense attorney says FTX founder’s legal team is preparing necessary docs to send him to US, where he stands accused of massive fraud

By AP

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (C) is led away handcuffed by officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force in Nassau, Bahamas on December 13, 2022. (Mario Duncanson / AFP)

December 14, 2022, 5:19 am

Sam Bankman-Fried: The fallen crypto rock star facing life in jail for fraud

Founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, now in jail in Bahamas for alleged massive fraud, is vegan MIT graduate who got his start on Wall Street Jewish son of Stanford law profs

By AFP

FTX CEO John Ray testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange, on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

December 14, 2022, 4:14 am

New FTX CEO says ‘unprecedented’ lack of oversight, bad decisions caused collapse

Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange had no accountants, little documentation, approved expenses with emojis, says attorney handling its bankruptcy

By GLENN GAMBOA

Illustrative: FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is led away in handcuffs by officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force in Nassau, Bahamas on December 13, 2022. (Mario Duncanson/AFP)

December 14, 2022, 3:37 am

US charges disgraced crypto tycoon Bankman-Fried with ‘massive, years-long fraud’

Prosecutors say founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX deceived customers and investigators from the company’s start in 2019; could face life in jail

By Agencies

In this file photo taken on February 09, 2022, Samuel Bankman-Fried, founder and CEO of FTX, testifies during a Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry hearing about 'Examining Digital Assets: Risks, Regulation, and Innovation,' on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC (SAUL LOEB / AFP)

December 13, 2022, 3:52 pm

Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried charged with defrauding crypto investors

Day after arrest in Bahamas, US Securities and Exchange Commission alleges CEO fraudulently raised billions by promoting firm as responsible trading platform, misused funds

By Alex Pigman