U.S. judge sends Sam Bankman-Fried to jail over witness tampering
Bankman-Fried's court appearance on Friday is the latest in a series of pre-trial hearings related to the ex-billionaire's continued dealings with the press – exchanges which the Justice Department characterizes as a "pattern of witness tampering and evading his bail conditions."
Members of the press, including counsel for The New York Times and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, had filed letters objecting to Bankman-Fried's detention, citing free speech concerns. Defense attorneys had similarly argued that Bankman-Fried was asserting his first amendment right and did not violate any terms of his bail conditions by speaking with journalists.
During his 33-minute ruling, Judge Kaplan walked through his rationale as to why probable cause for witness tampering had been met by the prosecution, adding that Bankman-Fried's contribution to the Ellison story was designed to "hurt" and "discredit" a witness. The government added that Bankman-Fried had over 100 phone calls with one of the authors of the Times story prior to publication – many of which lasted for approximately 20 minutes.
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