
KEY POINTS
- Ellison's lawyers said the former Alameda CEO deserves time served due to her star witness role in SBF's trial
- They said she wasn't a threat to the public and accepted responsibility for her role in FTX's collapse
- Some crypto users believe she should get jail time since she also had a hand in the fraud
Caroline Ellison, a former top executive at collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX and the ex-girlfriend of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried who played a role in the theft of $8 billion from FTX customers, now seeks leniency. She had pleaded guilty to multiple fraud and conspiracy charges in relation to the exchange's meltdown.