KONTAN.CO.ID - NEW YORK. Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a new indictment alleging fraud and conspiracy charges. Bankman-Fried entered his plea in Manhattan federal court, his first appearance there since a U.S. judge sent him to jail. He wore a beige-colored prison uniform with the sleeves slightly rolled up. His mother, Stanford Law School professor Barbara Fried, looked on from the courtroom audience. Bankman-Fried, 31, has been behind bars since Aug. 11, when U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan revoked his bail for allegedly tampering with witnesses at least twice.
Jailed FTX Founder Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty to New Indictment
KONTAN.CO.ID - NEW YORK. Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a new indictment alleging fraud and conspiracy charges. Bankman-Fried entered his plea in Manhattan federal court, his first appearance there since a U.S. judge sent him to jail. He wore a beige-colored prison uniform with the sleeves slightly rolled up. His mother, Stanford Law School professor Barbara Fried, looked on from the courtroom audience. Bankman-Fried, 31, has been behind bars since Aug. 11, when U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan revoked his bail for allegedly tampering with witnesses at least twice.