In a court filing on Monday, prosecutors laid out some of the evidence they plan to use against disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, related to the November collapse of his crypto exchange, including personal notes from Caroline Ellison, former CEO of his trading firm, Alameda Research, and his onetime girlfriend.
The relationship between Bankman-Fried and Ellison has become a central pillar of the Department of Justice’s mounting case. Ellison pleaded guilty to federal charges soon after Bankman-Fried’s arrest in December, agreeing to cooperate with prosecutors. Meanwhile, Bankman-Fried has allegedly worked to discredit her as a witness, including leaking portions of her private diary to a New York Times reporter—a move that prompted the judge overseeing his case to revoke his bail last week, landing Bankman-Fried in a New York detention center. His trial is set to begin Oct. 2.
