SBF alleges witness intimidation, calls for conviction to be overturned

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has alleged on X that his conviction should be vacated due to claims of witness intimidation by the Biden administration's Department of Justice. He stated there are claims that the DOJ intimidated multiple witnesses into silence or to change their testimony. If true, Bankman-Fried argued, his conviction must be overturned. He also called for the judge in his case, Lewis Kaplan, to recuse himself, emphasizing that Kaplan has shown bias and presided unfairly over cases involving defendants such as himself, FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame, and U.S. President Donald Trump. SBF was sentenced in March 2024 to 25 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $11.02 billion.