At a Manhattan courthouse on Thursday, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to five additional charges brought by U.S. prosecutors related to November's collapse of FTX. The charges included conspiracy to commit money laundering, unlawful political contributions, and bribing a Chinese official, a new allegation filed by prosecutors earlier this week.
While Bankman-Fried was expected to plead not guilty, the arraignment hearing was notable for details provided by Nicolas Roos, an assistant U.S. attorney. Speaking before Judge Lewis Kaplan, Roose revealed that his team, along with FBI investigators, are in possession of seven devices from Bankman-Fried and cooperating witnesses, including cellphones and laptops, and are poring over 6 million pages of evidence.
