Former FTX CEO Lawyers Want to Limit Extrajudicial Witness Statements
Lawyers representing former FTX head Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) have requested the court to limit public comments of all parties and witnesses involved in the case, including current FTX CEO John Ray.
This order would prohibit comments that could negatively affect the reputation of any government witness with confidential information.
US Attorney’s Office accuses SBF of 13 criminal charges and SBF has plead not guilty to all counts. Hearing are scheduled for October 3.
Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang have already plead guilty to charges related to the collapse of FTX and are cooperating with the investigation.
Ellison admitted to fraudulently manipulating the price of the FTT utility token and hiding agreements, as well as forging financial statements from investors.
SBF’s lawyers have applied the motion in response to Ray’s “repeated attacks” on Bankman-Fried and accused the US Department of Justice of possessing double standards in relation to several articles targeting Bankman-Fried’s reputation.
