A US judge revokes SBF's bail after the DOJ accused him of tampering with witnesses, such as by sharing former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison's diary with the NYT

Sam Bankman-Fried's bail was revoked ahead of his October fraud trial, a U.S. judge said on Friday, after prosecutors accused …

Reuters 2023-08-12 Luc Cohen

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@innercitypress @innercitypress on x
OK - now US v. Bankman-Fried hearing on possible remand of SBF to jail for intimidating witnesses, including leaking Caroline Ellison's Google Docs (still sealed) to the NYT. Inner City Press moved to unseal https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ... & will live tweet, thread below […
@innercitypress @innercitypress on x
Judge Kaplan: The defendant is remanded. AUSA Sassoon: This should not change the trial date. We'll stick to all deadlines. [US Marshals move in - SBF takes off his jacket and tie, leans down to take off his shoelaces
@adamscochran Adam Cochran on x
Bahahahahahaah Take that, you witness tampering vegan-faking, money stealing, egotistical, delusional, coked-up, fraudulent, orgy-goblin, bean bag sleeping, self-entitled, stuck-up, pudgy little, twatwaffle. I hope you enjoy prison. 🫡
@innercitypress @innercitypress on x
Judge Kaplan: He subscribed from the Bahamas and used a VPN as if he were in the Bahamas when he was in Palo Alto and could have watched it on public TV. It shows the mindset. All things considered I am going to revoke bail.
@molly0xfff Molly White on x
i hope if i ever have the misfortunate of appearing before a federal judge, courtroom sketch artists will also make me look shredded [image]
@innercitypress @innercitypress on x
SBF appeal of remand to jail filed less than an hour after handcuffs, $505 filing fee paid - Inner City Press will follow the appeal in the Second Circuit, too [image]
@innercitypress @innercitypress on x
Judge Kaplan: The defendant had the reporter come to his home and didn't give him copies but rather see it and take notes. There are quotes in the NYT identical to the language in those documents [which are still sealed despite this: https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ...
@teddyschleifer Teddy Schleifer on x
I was in the courtroom when Sam Bankman-Fried was just ordered to jail. The reaction was downright funereal. Approached by three U.S. Marshalls, Sam took off his jacket, tie, shoes and emptied his pockets. His mom broke down in tears. Press were escorted out before the cuffs.
@molly0xfff Molly White on x
it was the fuck aroundiest of times, it was the find outiest of times
@innercitypress @innercitypress on x
Judge Kaplan: Mr. Bankman-Fried entertained the reporter at his parents' home in Palo Alto and showed some portion of Ms. Ellison's private writings. The US said it was to intimidate her and others. The defense says it's about a First Amendment right
@jeffjohnroberts Jeff Roberts on x
“SBF takes off his jacket and tie, leans down to take off his shoelaces” Yikes. Hard to picture Sam Bankman-Fried in Rikers, but assume that's where he's spending the night https://fortune.com/...
@innercitypress @innercitypress on x
Judge Kaplan: In view of the evidence, my conclusion is that there is probable cause to believe that the defendant has attempted to tamper with witnesses at least twice under Section 1512(b)
@molly0xfff Molly White on x
SBF is really running out of ways to dig himself into more trouble, but I'm sure a boy genius such as himself will find a way, even from jail. Tapping out messages to other inmates on the pipes? Scratching detailed “explanations” into the wall?
@verge @verge on x
SBF was free on $250 million bail, but using a VPN to watch a football game and contacting a witness over Signal has put the former crypto billionaire in prison as he awaits trial. https://www.theverge.com/...
@teddyschleifer Teddy Schleifer on x
NEW — I just left a dramatic, emotional courtroom hearing at US District Court in Manhattan. Sam Bankman-Fried has been ordered to jail.
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