So, what has the Democrats' second-largest 2022 donor been up to lately?

Sam Bankman-Fried's trial to be split up as attorneys challenge some counts

SOURCE: CNN via KRDO

https://krdo.com/money/cnn-business-consumer/2023/06/15/prosecutors-offer-to-dro
p-5-charges-against-sam-bankman-fried-if-judge-sets-second-trial/

https://tinyurl.com/ye7w7vjx

"FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will have his criminal trial split into two separate proceedings, a judge ruled Thursday, granting a request from prosecutors who worried that five of the 13 charges could be held up by a Bahamian court's review.

"The move is a small win for Bankman-Fried, who was initially charged with
ight
federal counts of fraud and conspiracy when he was extradited from the Bahamas in December. Following his return to US shores, federal prosecutors tacked on five more charges. He has pleaded not guilty to all of them.

"Bankman-Fried's attorneys have challenged the legality of the five newer charges on the grounds that they weren't part of the original extradition deal from the Bahamas, where FTX was based. A Bahamian court said it would review
he
challenge.

"Still, the original eight charges are among the most serious against Bankman- Fried. Prosecutors allege that Bankman-Fried, 31, orchestrated a yearslong scheme involving securities fraud, campaign finance violations and money laundering. If convicted on those eight charges alone, he could face more than 100 years in prison."


"... campaign finance violations and money laundering..." If I was an
investor that got taken, I'd be upset. If I was and was not on the "D"
train like SBF, I would be *very* upset.


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