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Florida woman accused of scamming Holocaust survivor out of $2.8m in dating site fraud

Ms Stergo allegedly used the money to finance expensive vacations and purchase a cars, a boat, and a house in a gated community

The Independent UK

Sam Bankman-Fried claims ‘I didn’t steal funds’ in first response to FTX case

Disgraced cryptocurrency boss says FTX customers could get their money back in statement published on Substack

The Guardian - US

Italian man pleads guilty to book fraud scheme in US court

Filippo Bernardini allegedly targetted top authors like Margaret Atwood, as well as up-and-coming talent in publishing.

Al Jazeera

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Con artist pleads guilty in phishing plot that duped authors

A yearslong saga that ensnared the publishing world has culminated in a New York courtroom where a con artist has pleaded guilty to a plot defrauding scores of authors by duping them into handing over hundreds of unpublished manuscripts

The Independent UK

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty in NYC court to stealing billions from clients

NEW YORK — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty Tuesday in the multibillion-dollar fraud case against him in Manhattan Federal Court.

Tribune News Service

Former crypto titan Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to fraud

The 30-year-old FTX founder, formerly worth an estimated $26bn, could face a sentence of up to 115 years in US prison.

Al Jazeera

Judge kept FTX execs' plea deals secret to get founder to US

A judge agreed to keep secret that two of Sam Bankman-Fried's executive associates were cooperating with investigators so that the cryptocurrency entrepreneur would not change his mind and fight extradition from the Bahamas to the United States

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Bankman-Fried released on $250 million bond in FTX fraud case

NEW YORK — Sam Bankman-Fried was released on a $250 million bail package after making his first U.S. court appearance to face fraud charges over the collapse of FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange he co-founded.

Tribune News Service

FTX founder Bankman-Fried’s colleagues plead guilty to fraud

Gary Wang and Caroline Ellison have agreed to cooperate with the authorities, according to US prosecutors.

Al Jazeera

Sam Bankman-Fried to be released on $250 million bail into parents' custody

The founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX appeared in court after being extradited from the Bahamas. He's charged with alleged fraud, conspiracy, money laundering and illegal campaign contributions.

WEKU

Two major FTX figures plead guilty to federal charges

Two close confidants of Sam Bankman-Fried are cooperating with federal prosecutors.

Axios

Fraud, cons and Ponzi schemes: did Sam Bankman-Fried use Madoff tactics?

The fallen crypto mogul is fighting off accusations he followed a similar playbook to Madoff – and deceived investors in the process

The Guardian - US

Anti-abortion activists indicted for blocking NYC Planned Parenthood door told staff: ‘We’re going to make sure we terrorize you’

NEW YORK — Two anti-abortion activists known for creating chaos when they visit New York were indicted Friday for blocking access to a lower Manhattan Planned Parenthood clinic, federal prosecutors said.

Tribune News Service

Bankman-Fried made Agriculture panel members focus of campaign support

Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX employees put House and Senate Agriculture panel members at the focus of campaign spending and donations.

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Evening Standard

Sam Bankman-Fried: Arrested crypto exchange boss hugs parents as he is denied bail on fraud charges

Former cryptocurrency exchange entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried hugged his parents as he was denied bail after being charged with “one of the biggest financial frauds in American history”.

The Times of India

Sam Bankman-Fried faces up to 115 years' prison if convicted on FTX fraud

WASHINGTON: Sam Bankman-Fried faces up to 115 years in prison if he’s convicted on all eight charges filed by the US Department of Justice on Tuesday — though he’s unlikely to be sentenced to that long a term.

The Guardian - US

Five things we know about the collapse of FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried

Company founder was arrested and charged with running a ‘house of cards’ in ‘one of the biggest financial frauds in US history’

Fortune

Prosecutors give a stark warning to other crypto platforms in the wake of the SBF indictment and call it 'one of the biggest financial frauds in American history'

Federal prosecutors warn crypto companies to get in line, lest Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX’s fate befall them.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas

The arrest was made Monday after the U.S. filed criminal charges that are expected to be unsealed Tuesday, according to U.S. Attorney Damian Williams. Bankman-Fried had been under criminal investigation by U.S. and Bahamian authorities following the collapse last month of FTX.

WEKU

Bankman-Fried, disgraced former CEO of FTX crypto exchange, is charged with fraud

Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas, based on a criminal indictment that was unsealed Tuesday. Authorities say he improperly diverted billions of dollars.

Fortune

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrested by Bahamian authorities

The Bahamian government said the U.S. has filed criminal charges against Bankman-Fried.

Roll Call

US files charges against FTX's Bankman-Fried, who is arrested in Bahamas - Roll Call

Bahamas authorities arrested Sam Bankman-Fried on Monday at the request of the U.S., which has filed charges against the former FTX CEO.

Daily Mirror

Missing stolen Bitcoin worth £3billion discovered stashed away in popcorn box

In what is one of the biggest Bitcoin busts of all time, police found the stash hidden in the home of 32-year-old James Zhong, who had stored the cryptocurrency on computer devices

Tribune News Service

Steve Bannon associate convicted in ‘We Build the Wall’ fundraising scam

NEW YORK — Steve Bannon associate Timothy Shea was convicted by a New York City jury on Friday for defrauding thousands of donors in the “We Build the Wall” fundraising scam.

Tribune News Service

Southern District of New York forms committee to help get innocent people out of prison

NEW YORK — One of the country’s most aggressive prosecutor’s offices is launching a new conviction integrity committee that could aid innocent people serving time for crimes they didn’t commit.

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