Anthony Scaramucci Says Sam Bankman-Fried’s 25-Year Sentence Is ‘Too Steep’

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 …

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