Tag: sentencing
Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao to Appear in Court Today for Sentencing
The former crypto executive pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Bank Secrecy Act last November, a charge which might normally carry up to 10 [...]
CZ Sentencing Letters Paint Former Binance CEO as Devoted Family Man, Friend
More than 160 of Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s loved ones, friends and colleagues have written to a Washington judge ahead of the Binance founder and former C [...]
Changpeng Zhao Apologizes Ahead of Sentencing, 161 Others Send Letters of Support
Letters of support also came from Max S. Baucus, former U.S. Ambassador to China, Professor Jeremy R. Cooperstock, McGill University, Associate Profes [...]
Statement of U.S. Attorney Damian Williams on the Sentencing of Sam Bankman-Fried
The scale of his crimes is measured not just by the amount of money that was stolen, but by the extraordinary harm caused to victims, who in some case [...]
SBF Returns to New York Courthouse for Sentencing in FTX Fraud Case
Defense lawyers argued, on the other hand, that Bankman-Fried didn't intend to defraud customers, had shown remorse and had attempted to resolve FTX's [...]
How Sam Bankman-Fried's Sentencing Hearing May Play Out
Sam Bankman-Fried will find out this week if he is potentially facing decades in prison. Judge Lewis Kaplan is set to sentence him for his conviction [...]
U.S. Government's Legal Precedents Don't Support Lengthy Prison Term, Bankman-Fried's Defense Argues
Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers have pushed back against the U.S. government's sentencing memo which makes the case for why it thinks the former FTX CEO s [...]
Ahead of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Sentencing, FTX Users Describe ‘Emotional Toll’ From Bankruptcy in Letters to Judge
Some of these victim impact statements also appear to follow a form letter format, with recipients substituting their account values at the time of ba [...]
Supreme Court Sides With Government on Reduced Sentencing Law
The justices sided with the government in a case focused on who is eligible for shorter prison sentences under the bipartisan First Step Act passed in [...]
Court Overturns Sentencing Enhancement Used in Jan. 6 Rioter Cases
The ruling could require many convicted rioters to be resentenced, but it may mean little in light of a broader Supreme Court decision due by June.
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Sam Bankman-Fried Replaces Lawyers Ahead of Sentencing
Sam Bankman-Fried replaced his former lawyers, Mark Cohen and Christian Everdale, as he’s headed into sentencing negotiations.
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Sam Bankman-Fried's Sentence Might Be Lighter Than You'd Expect
Restitution paid to victims can be considered when sentencing, and judges in the Southern District of New York routinely impose shorter terms than gui [...]
Bali Bombers May Return to Malaysia After Sentencing
The two prisoners have admitted to conspiring with an affiliate of Al Qaeda that carried out a deadly bombing in Indonesia two decades ago.
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SBF Request to Delay Sentencing Is Rejected by Judge Kaplan
"We submit that Mr. Bankman-Fried should not begin the sentencing process on the counts of conviction, including the presentence interview, until the [...]
Binance Founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao Stuck in U.S. Until Sentencing
Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) cannot return to the United Arab Emirates before his sentencing, a federal judge ruled Thursday nig [...]