The Department of Justice wants to stop all seven of Sam Bankman-Fried's proposed expert witnesses from testifying at his trial in October.
The Department of Justice wants to stop all seven of Sam Bankman-Fried’s proposed expert witnesses from testifying at his upcoming trial, citing doubts about their credibility and reliability.Connect/Create WalletNo wallet? No problem. You can set one up for free. We recommend Torus for first-time users.The United States Department of Justice has called for all seven of the expert witnesses that Sam Bankman-Fried has proposed for his upcoming trial in October to be barred from testifying.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York"should exercise its gatekeeping authority and preclude" testimonies of all the seven proposed expert witnesses, the DOJ said.The DOJ itself will call at least two witnesses — Gary Wang and Nishad Singh — Bankman-Fried's former colleagues, who both have pleaded guilty.
Bankman-Fried's trial will begin on Oct. 3. He is currently in jail following multiple fraud charges after his crypto empire, FTX Group, suddenly collapsed last November. Earlier this week, Bankman-Fried's attorneysthe court to grant his temporary release from jail to review documents ahead of his upcoming trial or at least to allow him to meet with his legal team five days a week. Bankman-Fried is currently able to meet with his lawyers in a room at the courthouse just two days a week.
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