US prosecutors have leveled accusations of witness tampering against Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX. They have requested a federal judge to issue an order preventing Bankman-Fried and other parties from making public statements that could interfere with a fair trial.
In a letter to US District Judge Lewis Kaplan, the prosecutors referred to a New York Times article titled “Inside the Private Writings of Caroline Ellison, Star Witness in the FTX Case.” The article featured excerpts from Ellison’s personal Google documents, in which she expressed dissatisfaction with her job and emotional distress following her breakup with Bankman-Fried.
Ellison, who was in charge of Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research hedge fund, has already pleaded guilty to defrauding investors and has agreed to cooperate with the prosecutors. Bankman-Fried previously acknowledged a relationship with Ellison but provided no further details.
The prosecutors claim that Bankman-Fried shared documents with the New York Times and that his lawyers have confirmed that he had a personal meeting with one of the article’s authors, during which he shared documents that were not part of the government’s discovery material.
Bankman-Fried’s spokesperson and lawyers have not yet responded to requests for comment. The New York Times declined to comment, and Ellison’s lawyers did not respond to a Reuters request for comment.
The prosecutors argue that by selectively sharing these documents, Bankman-Fried is attempting to undermine Ellison’s credibility. They believe that such actions could discourage witnesses from testifying and potentially influence the jury pool.
Furthermore, FTX Trading has filed a lawsuit against founder Bankman-Fried and other former executives of the cryptocurrency exchange. The lawsuit aims to recover over $1 billion that was allegedly misappropriated before FTX went bankrupt.
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