Federal prosecutors are trying to block FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried from privately contacting current and former employees of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange in order to prevent potential witness tampering in a criminal case that could accuse him of investors and customers. Can be accused of paying the bill.
The request, made in a letter filed late Friday by US Justice Department lawyers, drew an angry response from Bankman-Fried’s attorney, who has accused prosecutors of casting the FTX founder in an unflattering light ahead of his scheduled trial later this year. He was accused of distorting the facts. ,
Bankman-Fried, 30, has been in court confinement at her parents’ California home since pleading not guilty to the charges against her.
