Judge denies SBF request for delays on eve of sentencing interview
Sam Bankman-Fried asked for a four- to six-week adjournment of proceedings, but the judge said he could have spoken up before.
Judge Lewis Kaplan has denied former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's request for a four- to six-week adjournment of his sentencing hearing. The request was made on Dec. 20 and would have delayed his presentencing interview scheduled for Dec. 21, as well as the sentencing hearing currently scheduled for March 28, 2024.
The request was made by lawyer Mark Cohen of Cohen & Gresser in a letter to the judge, who presided over Bankman-Fried’s trial in the United States District Court of Southern New York. Cohen said the defense needs more time to prepare for the presentencing interview.
In addition, disclosures for the presentence investigation report are scheduled for Jan. 5, 2024, and Feb. 2, 2024, but the government has not yet announced whether it will proceed with a second trial on the severed charges against Bankman-Fried. Those are the five charges that Bankman-Fried objected to because they were not in the original indictment that resulted in his extradition from the Bahamas.
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