By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, July 1 – Sam Bankman-Fried of FTX was indicted in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, leading to his arrest in the Bahamas on December 12, and extradition to the US on December 21.
On February 28, with Bankman-Fried free on bond, FTX's Nishad Singh pleaded guilty to six criminal charges. Inner City Press put the charging document on its DocumentCloud here.
On March 10, Judge Kaplan held a proceeding. Inner City Press was there and live tweeted, thread here.
On March 27, Bankman-Fried's lawyers filed a sealed version of conditions it said DOJ agreed to - adding that "the Government does not object to the sealing request." Full letter on Patreon here.
On May 8, SBF's lawyers wrote in to Judge Kaplan, "Samuel Bankman-Fried hereby moves through his counsel as follows -" Full letter on Patreon here.
On July 1, Judge Kaplan set a motion schedule: "The Court appreciates the largely successful efforts of counsel to work out a mutually acceptable schedule, much of which is adopted in this order which in some respects modifies the agreement and, in addition, resolves points on which counsel were not in agreement. The following schedule is adopted. August 14, 2023 The Government shall provide notice to the defendant of evidence it may seek to offer pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b). The parties shall provide notice to each other, consistent with the requirements of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16, of experts potentially to be called, if any, during the Government’s case-inchief and the defendant’s case. The defendant shall provide notice to the Government, consistent with the requirements of Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 12.2 and 16, of his intention to present an advice of counsel defense or a defense based on mental condition or defect. The parties shall file any motions in limine. August 21, 2023 The parties shall file proposed jury instructions. The parties shall provide notice to each other, consistent with the requirements of Rule 16, of rebuttal experts, if any, to be called during the defendant’s case or during the Government’s rebuttal case. August 28, 2023 The parties shall file any Daubert motions. The parties shall file oppositions to motions in limine. September 8, 2023 The Government shall provide to the defendant material" - full order on Patreon here
The case is US v. Bankman-Fried, et al., 22-cr-673 (Kaplan)
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