Sam Bankman-Fried will be allowed to watch Netflix series while awaiting sentencing

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, has sent to the court a list of websites that Сем Бенкман-Фрід" href="https://noworries.media/biography/sem-benkman-frid/" data-bio-id="3697">Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange, can visit.

According to the document, while awaiting trial, he can access:

• Amazon;
• media sites — The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Decrypt and CoinDesk;
• netflix streaming platform;
• music streaming service Spotify;
• food delivery services DoorDash and Uber Eats;
• sports websites MLB.com and NFL.com;
• etherscan analytical platform and CoinGecko service;
• YouTube, the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, and all government websites.

The prosecution also allowed Fried to use Microsoft Office, Zoom, Adobe Acrobat, Docusign, 1password, and Notepad. A separate laptop with a VPN and applications to track his communications and online activity will be provided for the prisoner.

As a reminder, Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested on December 12, 2022, in the Bahamas at the request of the US government. The court later released him on bail of $ 250 million. Bankman-Fried faces up to 140 years in prison for all his fraud.

In the latest news, in February 2023, the founder of FTX was charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Thus, the number of crimes incriminated to him increased from 8 to 12.