DOJ Seeks to Ban Sam Bankman-Fried From Contacting FTX Employees



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The Justice Department on Friday requested a federal select to bar FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried from talking with current and previous employees of the collapsed crypto exchange with out a lawyer gift after prosecutors alleged he these days contacted a ability witness in his crook case.

Mr. Bankman-Fried, who faces federal charges related to the implosion of FTX, reached out to the general recommend of the agency’s U.S. Operation via an encrypted messaging software earlier this month, federal prosecutors said in a submitting. Prosecutors stated Mr. Bankman-Fried has additionally contacted other present day and former FTX personnel and are worried that the communications have to bring about witness tampering.

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