Sam Bankman-Fried has appealed a decision to jail him ahead of his Oct. 3 trial over the collapse of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange, arguing he was being punished for exercising his First Amendment right to free speech.
for the 31-year-old former billionaire after finding probable cause to believe he tampered with witnesses.
In a motion for Bankman-Fried to be released from jail filed late on Friday night with the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, his lawyers wrote that their client shared Ellison's writings with the reporter to defend his reputation, not to intimidate her. At an Aug. 22 court hearing, Bankman-Fried's lawyers objected to the jail's failure to provide him with Adderall for his attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or serve him vegan food, causing him toHis lawyers also said the jail was not allowing Bankman-Fried enough computer time to review evidence and prepare his defense.
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