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FTX’s top lieutenants ‘will likely’ be sentenced after Sam Bankman-Fried: Bloomberg

Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, has been found guilty on all seven counts in his fraud trial. According to experts, it is likely that his top allies, Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, and Nishad Singh, will also be sentence d. However, they will likely get little or no prison time.  Criminal defense lawyers and financial brokers interviewed by Bloomberg suggest that the trio might serve their sentence at a minimum security camp holding only non-violent offenders. Chris Rice, a partner with Riviera Partners, an executive recruiting firm, said the trial will damage the trio’s reputation no matter what the outcome will be: “I don’t think that they’re going to be able to operate at the same level within an organization as they had in the past.” You might also like: Can FTX make a comeback after Bankman-Fried’s trial?  According to Bloomberg, the three individuals who were found guilty of fraud charges may face ot...

Individual behind $3.4B Silk Road Bitcoin theft sentenced to one year in prison

James Zhong pleaded guilty to the wire fraud charges in November 2022 and had been awaiting sentencing for his role in the "unlawfully obtained" Bitcoin scheme. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York has announced the sentencing for an individual who pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges connected to “unlawfully obtained” Bitcoin from the Silk Road marketplace in 2012. In an April 14 announcement, the U.S. Justice Department said James Zhong was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for charges related to executing a scheme to steal more than 51,680 Bitcoin (BTC). Zhong pleaded guilty to the charges in November 2022 and had been awaiting sentencing. “Cyber-criminals should heed this message: we will follow the money and hold you accountable, no matter how sophisticated your scheme and no matter how long it takes,” said U.S. Attorney Damian Williams. According to Williams, Zhong stole the BTC in 2012 and managed to conceal his crime f...