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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Larry Neumeister

Sam Bankman-Fried should be jailed until trial, prosecutor says, citing bail violations

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Sam Bankman-Fried should be immediately jailed, a prosecutor told a federal judge on Wednesday, saying the FTX founder violated his bail conditions by sharing information with a reporter designed to harass a key witness against him.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon said the government had concluded there were no set of bail conditions that would ensure that Bankman-Fried wouldn't try to tamper with or influence witnesses.

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