The co-founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX pleaded not guilty to a seven count indictment charging him with wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering.
The co-founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX pleaded not guilty to a seven count indictment charging him with wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering.
An attorney for FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried said in federal court Tuesday his client has to subsist on bread, water and peanut butter because the jail he's in isn't accommodating his vegan diet.
i don't really believe punishment is necessary, but surely there is something we could do to get him to help like... fix the problems he created for others.
I mean, I agree with the core of what you're saying, but there's a difference between believing in rehabilitation over punishment for someone who robbed a convenience store because they needed money to feed their baby, and someone who exhibited this degree of sociopathic behavior.
What would you propose we do to fix the problems he created? He could spend a lifetime paying it back bit by bit and still not be finished when he dies.
It ensures he can't harm anyone else, for one. It provides some measure of closure and peace of mind to the victims, for another. It's not like it's just financial crimes, it's witness tampering and threats that he's in there for. How else can the witnesses feel safe? If I were they, I certainly wouldn't feel safe if he was out on the street.
i didn't know all the details and it certainly sounds like he's done some shitty things, but putting him in prison doesn't stop him from ruining more lives.
Again- what would stop him from doing it all again? You don't have a better solution.
Also, "done some shitty things" is a very big understatement. He literally ruined people's lives. And you think he should be able to get away with that.
What if he'd published your private information online for everyone to see? Still fine?