Sam Bankman-Fried retains new counsel ahead of sentencing hearing
As of Jan. 9, Torrey Young and Marc Mukasey of Mukasey Young LLP said they represented the former FTX CEO.
Former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried has filed notice in federal court that he retained new counsel before his sentencing hearing for seven criminal charges.
In a Jan. 9 filing in United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Torrey Young and Marc Mukasey of Mukasey Young LLP said they represented Bankman-Fried. SBF’s legal team also filed a sealed document, which could suggest a possible appeal to his November conviction.
Bankman-Fried, once the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, stepped down in November 2022 amid liquidity issues at the firm. FTX subsequently filed for bankruptcy, and SBF was extradited from the Bahamas and charged in the United States for fraud related to the handling of funds between FTX and Alameda Research.
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