Anthony Scaramucci Says Sam Bankman-Fried’s 25-Year Sentence Is ‘Too Steep’
Posted On June 4, 2025
Anthony Scaramucci, the founder of SkyBridge Capital and former White House communications director, has expressed concern over the length of Sam Bankman-Fried‘s prison sentence, calling the 25-year term excessive despite being personally impacted by the collapse of FTX.
“Is 25 years too steep of a price? I think it is,” Scaramucci said during an interview with Crypto in America. “I think it’s too steep of a price for what he did.”
Bankman-Fried, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison in March 2024 for orchestrating one of the largest financial frauds in recent history.
A federal jury had convicted him in November 2023 on …