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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Larry Neumeister

Judge suggests jail to limit FTX founder's communications

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A federal judge showed growing impatience Thursday with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s use of the internet, suggesting that incarceration might eventually be the most effective way to prevent him from violating his bail conditions by communicating on electronic devices in ways that can't be traced.

Judge Lewis A. Kaplan did not immediately change a $250 million bail package that lets Bankman-Fried live with his parents in Palo Alto, California, while preparing for trial on charges that he cheated investors and looted customer deposits at FTX, his cryptocurrency trading platform.

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