Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer lays out ex-FTX CEO’s Supreme Court case
Should US high court justices grant review of the case, they could release a decision as early as June 2027.
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is preparing to take his criminal case to the US Supreme Court, seeking a new trial and arguing against an excessive fine. Jeffrey Fisher, his legal counsel, informed Cointelegraph about the potential timeline for the case and the arguments the Supreme Court may consider. Bankman-Fried's appeal began after his conviction in 2023 for seven felony fraud counts related to the misuse of customer funds, leading to a 25-year prison sentence and a $11 billion forfeiture.
Fisher emphasized that the Supreme Court's ruling in Kousisis v. United States in 2025 could play a significant role in the case, suggesting that prosecutors' aspirations for prison sentences based on perceived harm to victims may not be applicable in this situation.
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