{"id":11144,"date":"2025-02-03T20:17:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T20:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=11144"},"modified":"2025-02-03T20:17:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T20:17:33","slug":"ftx-victims-despair-as-parents-call-on-president-will-trump-free-sam-bankman-fried","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=11144","title":{"rendered":"FTX Victims Despair As Parents Call on President: Will Trump Free Sam Bankman-Fried?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sam_Bankman-Fried\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener nofollow\">Sam Bankman Fried (SBF)<\/a>, the founder of FTX, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for fraud. His parents have been exploring the possibility of securing a pardon for their son from the US President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, they met with lawyers and individuals during Trump\u2019s admission to discuss clemency.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has granted clemency to individuals in high-profile cases, including the recent <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/presales\/donald-trump-frees-silk-road-founder-ross-ulbricht-ross-meme-coin-next-after-trump-and-melania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pardon of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht<\/a>. SBF legal team argues that his sentence is excessive, particularly as they claim that most FTX customers have managed to recover their funds. However, unlike Ulbricht, SBF doesn\u2019t enjoy public support for his pardon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sam Bankman-Fried, previously sentenced to 25 years for his involvement in the FTX cryptocurrency fraud, has his parents actively seeking a presidential pardon from Donald Trump. Various reports indicate that legal experts are being consulted, highlighting an attempt to mitigate\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Sylvester, CPA (@FortWayneCPA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FortWayneCPA\/status\/1885135768328310900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">January 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>FTX Scandal Deepens: Victims\u2019 Despair Grows as Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s Parents Call for Trump\u2019s Mercy<\/h2>\n<p>SBF was born on March 6, 1992, in Stanford, California. He grew up with both parents, Barbara Fried and Joseph Bankman, professors at Stanford Law School. His early education included Canada\/USA Mathcamp, a program for mathematically talented students.<\/p>\n<p>Later on, he pursued higher education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he graduated in 2014 with a bachelor\u2019s degree in physics, also minoring in mathematics. His academic background laid the groundwork for his future in finance and technology.<\/p>\n<p>After MIT, SBF\u2019s career began with an internship at Jane Street Capital, a trading firm, where he traded international ETFs. He returned to Jane Street after graduation for full-time work. In 2017, he left Jane Street to briefly work at the Centre for Effective Altruism, where the philosophy of \u201ceffective altruism\u201d influenced him, impacting his later business decisions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The rise &amp; fall of Sam Bankman-Fried<\/p>\n<p>His father is a professor at Stanford. So is his mom.<\/p>\n<p>Studied at MIT, child prodigy<\/p>\n<p>Apparently sometimes being too smart is a bad thing<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Romano (@RNR_0) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNR_0\/status\/1590755320153841664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">November 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In November 2017, Bankman-Fried founded Alameda Research, a quantitative trading firm focusing on digital assets. By 2019, he launched FTX, a crypto exchange. FTX quickly grew to become one of the largest crypto exchanges, at one point valued at $32 billion. His wealth peaked at an estimated $26.5 billion, making him one of the wealthiest individuals under 30 in history.<\/p>\n<p>SBF and his executives, including his parents, bought numerous properties in the Bahamas, totaling over $121 million. This included a $40 million penthouse in Albany, which he used as both a residence and a workspace.<\/p>\n<p>SBF empire began to crumble in November 2022 after a CoinDesk report highlighted financial issues between FTX and Alameda Research. This led to a customer withdrawal run that exposed the lack of liquidity and potential misuse of customer funds.<\/p>\n<p>FTX filed for bankruptcy, and SBF resigned as CEO. Investigations revealed allegations of fraud, including using customer money to fund Alameda Research and for personal expenses.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas on December 12, 2022, right before he was due to testify in front of Congress. The Bahamian authorities acted on a US request for his extradition to the U.S. for trial.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-199857 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SBFCOURT.jpg\" alt=\"FTX victims Scandal SBF Parents Call for Donald Trump's Mercy\" width=\"1970\" height=\"1382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SBFCOURT.jpg 1970w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SBFCOURT-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SBFCOURT-1024x718.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SBFCOURT-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SBFCOURT-1536x1078.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SBFCOURT-50x35.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1970px) 100vw, 1970px\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>(<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/culture\/2023\/10\/sam-bankman-fried-trial-crypto-ftx-courtroom-sketch-jane-rosenberg.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener nofollow\">source<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">EXPLORE:\u00a0<a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/this-week-in-crypto-asia-thai-finance-minister-proposes-unified-licensing-for-securities-and-crypto-trading\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This Week In Crypto Asia: Thai Finance Minister Proposes Unified Licensing For Securities And Crypto Trading<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>FTX Victims\u2019 Outcry: Anger, Despair, and Demands for Justice<\/h2>\n<p>According to reports from sources like Bloomberg, Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried have met with lawyers and individuals close to Trump\u2019s circle to discuss clemency for their son. These meetings took place in the week of January 2025.<\/p>\n<p>During Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s sentencing, victims submitted numerous impact statements. Victims expressed their personal and financial devastation caused by the FTX collapse. The idea of clemency is depressing to those who detailed their losses and emotional distress in these statements.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/1f6a8.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udea8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> Outrageous! Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s parents are now lobbying for a presidential pardon after he defrauded billions.<\/p>\n<p>Justice shouldn\u2019t be for sale. The FTX collapse destroyed trust, erased $8B in assets, and hurt countless people.<\/p>\n<p>No special deals for fraudsters. Let him serve\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CryptoHondo (@CryptoHondo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CryptoHondo\/status\/1885158131937738909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">January 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Many victims feel that the request for clemency by SBF\u2019s parents is an insult to FTX\u2019s victims, who mostly lost their life savings. Victims demand that justice be served without any special considerations, taking into account the scale and impact of the fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s history of granting clemency, including high-profile cases like Ross Ulbricht\u2019s, might pave the way for SBF\u2019s freedom. However, many in the crypto community see Ulbricht as a symbol of the fight against government control and for individual privacy, free markets, and decentralization. The crypto community believes that Ulbricht\u2019s case is a clear example of government overreach.<\/p>\n<p>Will Trump free SBF? \u201cFate goes ever as fate must.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/ross-ulbricht-lost-12-million-to-an-mev-bot-on-solana-heres-what-happened\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ross Ulbricht Lost $12 Million to a MEV Bot On Solana<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/B7Uk6agkqj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow nofollow\">Join The 99Bitcoins News Discord Here For The Latest Market Updates<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/ftx-victims-despair-as-parents-call-on-president-will-trump-free-sam-bankman-fried\/\">FTX Victims Despair As Parents Call on President: Will Trump Free Sam Bankman-Fried?<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Bankman Fried (SBF), the founder of FTX, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for fraud. His parents have been exploring the possibility of securing a pardon for their son from the US President Donald Trump. According to reports, they met with lawyers and individuals during Trump\u2019s admission to discuss clemency. 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