FTX Fraud Case Update: SBF’s Ex-Girlfriend Caroline Ellison Gets 2 Year Prison Sentence

Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research and key witness in the prosecution of her ex-partner Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday for her part in the FTX fraud.

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Bankman-Fried’s Ex-Colleague And Girlfriend Caroline Ellison Gets 2-Year Jail Sentence For Her Role In FTX Collapse

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Ex-Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Her Role in FTX Fraud

Caroline Ellison was sentenced Tuesday afternoon.

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Caroline Ellison sentenced to 2 years for role in FTX crypto fraud

Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, has been sentenced to two years in prison by District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan. Her involvement in the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its affiliated hedge fund, Alameda Research, has been central…

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Caroline Ellison seeks no jail for role in FTX collapse due to cooperation

Caroline Ellison, former co-CEO of Alameda Research, has requested no jail time for her role in the FTX collapse, according to a Sept. 10 court filing. Her legal team argued that her sentence should be limited to time served, followed by supervised release, because of her extensive cooperation with the authorities during Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial.

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Attorneys push for no prison time for Caroline Ellison in FTX fraud case

Caroline Ellison’s attorneys are asking for time served and supervised release, citing her cooperation in the FTX case. Former co-CEO of Alameda Research Caroline Ellison is pushing for a sentence of time served and supervised release rather than prison time…

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Caroline Ellison Shouldn't Go to Jail After FTX Collapse, Attorneys Say

Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison should be sentenced to time served and a non-custodial term after her cooperation with prosecutors in taking down Sam Bankman-Fried, her attorneys said in a late Tuesday night filing.

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Ex-Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison’s Sentencing Hearing Scheduled For Sept. 24

As disclosed in a recent court filing, Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, is preparing for her sentencing hearing two years after the collapse of the FTX exchange, once run by her former partner, Sam Bankman-Fried.

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Former FTX-tied politician accused of campaign finance crime

Michelle Bond, the partner of former FTX executive Ryan Salame, has been accused of violating U.S. campaign finance laws, according to an unsealed indictment. Ex-Congressional aspirant Michelle Bond was accused of financing her failed 2022 New York House campaign with…

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Crypto Promoter and Failed Politician Michelle Bond Accused of Illegally Taking FTX Cash

Michelle Bond, who once ran a Washington-based crypto advocacy group and had served as a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer, was indicted in federal court for taking illegal campaign contributions during her 2022 run for Congress, and court documents detail how a river of cash came through her former FTX executive boyfriend.

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Caroline Ellison wanted to step down but feared a bank run on FTX

Former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison recognized she wasn’t doing a good job months before the company filed for bankruptcy, but Sam Bankman-Fried persuaded her to stay.

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SBF trial day 7: FTX lost $100m in Terra/UST crash

Defense attorney Mark Cohen cross-examined former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison after the witness said Sam Bankman-Fried cajoled her into making misleading social media statements and ordered loan repayments funded with stolen customer crypto.

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SBF Trial Day 7 – Audio recordings reveal Ellison told Alameda employees about misuse of customer funds days before collapse

After an intense three days on the witness stand, Caroline Ellison, a former top deputy to FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), wrapped up her testimony on Oct. 12. The day was characterized by emotional revelations, critical audio recordings, and frequent judicial interventions.

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SBF Trial: Judge reprimands defense counsel in Ellison cross-examination

Sam Bankman-Fried’s former business associate Caroline Ellison appeared today for her third day of testimony in the former FTX CEO’s criminal trial. With prosecutors having wrapped their questioning of Ellison, Bankman-Fried’s counsel, Mark Cohen, began his cross-examination today.

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SBF: Of Chinese bribes, altering balance sheets, and duping FTX users

EllFTX bribed Chinese officials to unfreeze $1 billion, Ellison said in today's (11 October) hearing The former Alameda head claimed that Sam had led her to lie multiple times Today (11 OctoThe post SBF: Of Chinese bribes, altering balance sheets, and duping FTX users appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Chinese Bribes, Thai Prostitutes and an End to the Lies: Caroline Ellison’s Explosive Second Day of Testimony Against Sam Bankman-Fried

Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison retook the stand on Wednesday after testifying that her former boss and boyfriend, Sam Bankman-Fried, had directed many of FTX’s now-public missteps.

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Caroline Ellison: Alameda Kept Using FTX Client Funds 'Because Sam Told Me To.'

Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison retook the stand on Wednesday, after testifying that her former boss and boyfriend, Sam Bankman-Fried, had directed many of FTX's now-public missteps.

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Is Sam Bankman-Fried Going to Jail?

Federal prosecutors said they were “seeking detention” for Sam Bankman-Fried, asking a judge to revoke his bond after he shared documents with the New York Times that they allege were meant to harass a fellow executive from the FTX empire and potentially influence her testimony.

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DOJ accuses Bankman-Fried of leaking Ellison’s diary to “discredit her”

The DOJ has filed a court complaint accusing former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried of leaking Caroline Ellison’s diary. Bankman-Fried is alleged to have met a New York Times reporter and handed out the information.

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FTX’s former CEO SBF allegedly leaked ex-lover’s diary

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has attributed a leak of Caroline Ellison’s personal diary excerpts, recently featured in a New York Times piece, to her ex-lover, Sam Bankman-Fried. Caroline Ellison, previously in a romantic relationship with SBF, was the…

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Taylor Swift's $100 Million FTX 'Trouble' Exposed

'I Knew You Were Trouble' singer Taylor Swift appears to have missed warning signs in her business dealings

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How Taylor Swift and Gary Gensler find common ground on cryptocurrencies, and the reasons why Congress opposed their views

The question of whether digital assets should be regulated as securities remains unanswered, despite Taylor Swift’s interest in the matter. Swift concluded that they should be regulated as such, which influenced her decision to turn down an endorsement deal with FTX, a failed crypto exchange.

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Clara Medalie: Bitcoin and Nasdaq’s correlation is at its lowest since FTX collapse

Clara Medalie, director of research at digital assets data provider Kaiko, says Bitcoin (BTC/USD) is currently showing the least correlation with Nasdaq. Medalie shared her market outlook during an interview with CNBC, where she highlighted Bitcoin’s latest rally in the aftermath of major shockwaves in the banking sector as crypto-friendly banks Silvergate Bank, Silicon Valley […] The post Clara Medalie: Bitcoin and Nasdaq’s correlation is at its lowest since FTX collapse appeared first on Invezz.

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Cathie Wood still expects Bitcoin to eventually be priced at $500K

Cathie Wood reiterates her super bullish stance on Bitcoin. She doesn’t see the recent FTX collapse as much of a threat. Bitcoin is currently up about 40% versus the start of the year. The recent surge in Bitcoin is just a drop in a bucket compared to where the price is headed, says Cathie Wood […] The post Cathie Wood still expects Bitcoin to eventually be priced at $500K appeared first on CoinJournal.

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Judge withdraws from FTX case citing conflict of interest

Judge Ronnie Abrams steps away from prosecuting the crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried, as her husband had a connection with the ill-fated crypto exchange FTX. Abrams wrote in a filing that she might need to be more neutral in the FTX…

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SBF’s Judge Steps Down, Cites Conflict of Interest

Judge Ronnie Abrams stepped down from Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) case because her husband was a partner in a firm that advised FTX in the past. The post SBF’s Judge Steps Down, Cites Conflict of Interest appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Caroline Ellison admits to concealing billions of dollars of FTX loans

FTX associate Caroline Ellison admitted during her plea deal that she concealed billions of dollars worth of loans, according to a Reuters report on December 23. The post Caroline Ellison admits to concealing billions of dollars of FTX loans appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison pleads guilty, faces no criminal charges

Caroline Ellison, the CEO of Alameda Research, won’t face any criminal charges for her role in the FTX fiasco. The post Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison pleads guilty, faces no criminal charges appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Alameda Research’s Caroline Ellison avoids potential 110 sentence with plea deal

Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, could potentially avoid all seven counts of allegations against her in the ongoing FTX investigation through a plea deal.

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Ex-Employee Claims Liquid Global Exchange 'Scapegoated' Her for $90M Hack

The wrongful termination suit comes as the Japan-based crypto exchange is expected to close on the sale of itself to powerhouse FTX.

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Top Signal? Katy Perry Unnerves Crypto Community

Katy Perry broadcasting her affiliation with the FTX exchange has evoked haunting memories

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