A vegan diet requested by the FTX founder while he is in prison is not being provided, a judge was told.
By Mariko OiSam Bankman-Fried, the founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is "subsisting on bread and water" in prison, according to his lawyer.
The former billionaire's lawyer, Mark Cohen, said a lack of adequate food was hampering his client's ability to prepare for his trial, which is scheduled to start in October. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn said she would ask the US Justice Department's Bureau of Prisons, which runs the jail, to address the issues with Mr Bankman-Fried's medication.
The Bureau of Prisons said in a statement that inmates had access to "appropriate" healthcare, medicine and hot meals.It was his first appearance since, after US District Judge Lewis Kaplan found he had tampered with witnesses at least twice.
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