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Jeff John Roberts

Could SBF go to prison? Here's what the Justice Department would have to prove

Sam Bankman-Fried (Credit: Photograph by Spencer Heyfron for Fortune)

The shock over FTX's sudden collapse is turning to anger as it becomes clear that CEO Sam Bankman-Fried used customer funds from the exchange to plug losses in his failing crypto empire. The question now is what the consequences will be for the one-time icon known to everyone as SBF.

While there will be civil lawsuits as customers and investors try to recover what's left of FTX's assets, the Justice Department is also reported to be investigating, raising questions of whether the agency will file criminal charges, and whether SBF could see the inside of a prison cell.

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