Sam Bankman-Fried is trying to rewrite the story of one of the biggest white-collar crimes in American history.
It’s a redemption effort that might have appeared far-fetched two years ago, when a jury found Bankman-Fried guilty of stealing billions of dollars from customers of his now-bankrupt crypto exchange, FTX.
Under the Trump administration, though — with its accommodating stance toward crypto and the president’s penchant for pardoning white-collar criminals — Bankman-Fried may have a better shot than most.
Oral arguments for Bankman-Fried’s appeal are set to begin in Manhattan on Tuesday, nearly two years to the day…
