To end the two-week row between lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and federal prosecutors over the terms of his bail, New York Judge Lewis Kaplan may be considering the defendant’s latest request to install a app on your phone that will automatically record and preserve your chats.
Remember that prosecutors sent a letter to the court on January 27 asking Kaplan to modify the SBF’s terms to restrict him from contacting any former or current Alameda Research or FTX worker, as well as from using Signal or other secret messaging apps. .
Prosecutors in the letter alleged that SBF had made conscious efforts through messaging channels to influence key witnesses and erase evidence using self-delete messaging apps.
Modifications and Objections to Judge Kaplan’s Agreement for Bail
US District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan’s attempt to agree and implement the federal prosecutors’ request was halted after SBF’s attorney Mark Cohen filed a second filing highlighting the need for would allow SBF to maintain contact with an internal FTX therapist and other key past and present FTX employees.
To further emphasize his point, Mark Cohen, on February 6, 2023, in an archived letter, told the court that he already had a deal with prosecutors and had compiled a list of some FTX and channel employee names. of communication that SBF can use, but the judge rejected the agreement.
However, during the last court hearing on February 9, 2023, Judge Kaplan, while requesting the so-called list of ‘key FTX employees’, raised concerns about the possibility of SBF evading surveillance by using encrypted messaging channels and sophisticated new spy technologies. .
Mark Cohen then requested that the court install software on SBF’s phone to monitor his communications.
Secret SBF Bail Backers
The identities of the wealthy backers who backed SBF’s $250 million bail for the former FTX CEO will remain under wraps for now.
SBF’s lawyers filed court papers on February 7, 2023, outlining their intent to challenge a Manhattan district court judge’s decision to unseal the names on January 30. They request that the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decide the case.
