- Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried own met with lawyers and contributors of president Donald Trump’s administration
- Trump has already pardoned Silk Boulevard creator Ross Ulbricht who served 12 years in detention center
- Early Bitcoin investor Roger Ver, who faces a 109-yr detention center sentence, has additionally requested Trump to assist him
The fogeys of gentle FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried are attempting for to bag their son a presidential pardon from Donald Trump.
Stanford law professors Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried own reportedly met with lawyers and contributors of Trump’s administration. Per Bloomberg, the pair hopes to net clemency for their son, who’s serving a 25-yr detention center sentence.
Bankman-Fried change into once sentenced final March after being found guilt of fraud. The platform filed for chapter in 2022.
Pardoning Ulbricht
The scurry comes as Trump gave a presidential pardon to Silk Boulevard creator Ross Ulbricht within the first week of entering the White Condominium.
Throughout his presidential campaign, Trump promised that he would originate Ulbricht – who served 12 years in detention center – if he change into once re-elected as president.
Per the record, Bankman-Fried previously known as his sentence “draconian” regardless of FTX prospects having recovered most of their money. In December, it change into once reported that the crypto replace would starting up repaying prospects in early January.
Gary Wang, FTX co-founder, shunned a detention center sentence in November with settle Lewis Kaplan sentencing him to time served. Nishad Singh, an ex-FTX executive, additionally shunned a detention center sentence.
On the opposite hand, Caroline Ellison, the gentle CEO of Alameda Learn – the sister company to FTX – received a 24-month detention center sentence in September.
Final Sunday, early Bitcoin investor Roger Ver posted a video message on X calling on Trump to assist him steer obvious of a detention center sentence of up to 109 years. In his message, Ver wrote: “Mr. President, I’m an American, and I’d like your assist. Handiest you, with your commitment to justice, can set up me @realDonaldTrump.”
