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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried living on bread and water in prison, says lawyer

‘Your Honour, that’s outrageous and needs to be remedied’, his defence argued

Evening Standard · Aug 23, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried living off ‘bread and water’ in prison, lawyer says

Founder of FTX not being provided with a vegan diet and not being given Adderall needed to manage his ADHD attorney tells judge

The Guardian - US · Aug 23, 2023

Judge gives organizers trying to stop 'Cop City' a deadline extension for signature campaign

A federal judge has significantly extended the deadline for Atlanta organizers who have been trying to gather more than 70,000 signatures to force a vote on the construction of a police and firefighter training center that critics call “Cop City.”

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023

Judge in Sam Bankman-Fried case threatens jail over use of apps, VPNs

The federal judge overseeing Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial threatened to revoke the FTX co-founder’s $250 million bail package if severe restrictions weren’t placed on his use of electronic devices and apps.

Tribune News Service · Feb 17, 2023

Judge suggests jail to limit FTX founder's communications

A federal judge is showing growing impatience 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

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried, DOJ tussle over his communications

Federal prosecutors are trying to prohibit FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried from privately contacting current and former employees of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange to prevent potential witness tampering in a criminal case accusing him of bilking investors and customers

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2023

‘UnderFrogs’ No More: TCU Football Now Owns the State of Texas

Once a vagabond school wandering the country in search of a place to play big-time football, TCU is now the biggest and best show in the Lone Star State.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 8, 2023

A judge just froze Sam Bankman-Fried’s ability to access FTX and Alameda funds days after reports of transactions from crypto wallets previously associated with him

Bankman-Fried tweeted on Dec. 30 that he was not behind the transfers, but federal prosecutors are reportedly looking into the transactions.

Fortune · Jan 3, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried released to parents’ home on $250 million bail while awaiting crypto fraud trial

The 30-year-old is accused of stealing billions in customer funds from cryptocurrency exchange FTX

Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2022

Shoppers are returning. Have malls stemmed the tide of failure?

You know the cliché: Shopping malls are desolate and deserted places, inhabited only by elderly walkers and a few sad stores desperately clinging to life among the cobwebs and decay.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Oct 4, 2022