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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore and agencies

Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty in FTX case

Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at federal court in New York City on 3 January.
Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at federal court in New York City on 3 January. Photograph: David Dee Delgado/Reuters

Fallen crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried entered a plea of not guilty on Tuesday to criminal charges that he cheated investors and looted billions of dollars at his now bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange.

Bankman-Fried is accused of illegally using FTX customer deposits to support his Alameda Research hedge fund, buy real estate and make millions of dollars in political contributions, in what prosecutors have called a fraud of epic proportions.

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