{"id":1775790,"date":"2022-12-15T06:30:29","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T11:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1775790"},"modified":"2022-12-15T07:49:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T12:49:19","slug":"sam-bankman-frieds-ex-spotted-in-nyc-as-rumors-swirl-that-she-flipped-on-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sam-bankman-frieds-ex-spotted-in-nyc-as-rumors-swirl-that-she-flipped-on-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s Ex Spotted in NYC As Rumors Swirl That She Flipped on Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsam-bankman-frieds-ex-spotted-in-nyc-as-rumors-swirl-that-she-flipped-on-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1775790&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The ex-girlfriend of crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried was reportedly spotted in New York City shortly before the former FTX CEO was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/12\/12\/disgraced-ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried-arrested-in-the-bahamas-after-apparent-charges-filed-in-us\/\">arrested in the Bahamas.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Caroline Ellison, head of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX\u2019s sister hedge fund, Alameda Research, was apparently pictured at Ground Support Coffee in Soho on Dec. 4.<\/p>\n<p>Images purporting to be of Ellison were shared to Twitter by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AutismCapital\/status\/1599466158893432832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@AutismCapital<\/a>, who excitedly claimed they had confirmed her identity with a barista at the Manhattan eatery. <\/p>\n<p>Speculation as to whether Ellison could turn on her ex and become an <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/12\/12\/caroline-ellison-hires-lawyer-as-feds-probe-sam-bankman-fried\/\">informant in the case<\/a> has skyrocketed since she hired the services of lawyer Stephanie Avakian \u2014 a partner at big law firm Wilmer Hale. The attorney is also a former enforcement chief at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the agency bringing charges against Bankman-Fried. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-feat-image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-feat-image.jpg\" alt=\"Caroline Ellison\" class=\"wp-image-25007613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/a><figcaption>Images of Ellison out and about in New York City days before Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas were shared to Twitter.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter \/ @AutismCapital<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"839\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-04.jpg\" alt=\"Caroline ELlison confirmed on twitter\" class=\"wp-image-25007676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-04.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1678 1678w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-04.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1258 1258w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-04.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=839 839w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-04.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=419 419w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-04.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The account, AutismCapital, a citizen journalist, shared the snapshots of Ellison and confirmed her identity with someone who works at the Manhattan coffee shop. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prosecutors say Alameda, the crypto investment firm Ellison once oversaw, was utilzied to funnel billions of dollars from FTX.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear whether Ellison will face charges in what prosecutors have called \u201cone of the biggest financial frauds in American history.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Ellison and some friends, who were living and working with the couple in the Bahamas, have been named in the charging documents and authorities have put the group on notice to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/12\/13\/feds-eye-more-suspects-in-sam-bankman-fried-ftx-case\/\">cooperate before they are arrested. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Manhattan US Attorney Damian Williams said his <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/12\/13\/feds-eye-more-suspects-in-sam-bankman-fried-ftx-case\/\">\u201call-hands-on-deck investigation\u201d<\/a> into the collapse of Bankman-Fried\u2019s FTX cryptocurrency exchange and Alameda Research hedge fund is moving quickly, and more charges will soon be filed. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-08.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Bankman-Fried\" class=\"wp-image-25007644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-08.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-08.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-08.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Bankman-Fried was arrested on eight counts and will remain behind bars in the Bahamas until his next court appearance, scheduled for Feb. 8.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe are not done,\u201d Williams said, noting that the charges against Bankman-Fried were just the \u201cfirst step.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The alleged scam involved defrauding FTX customers and investors as well as Alameda\u2019s lenders and violated campaign finance laws by sending tens of millions of dollars in political donations to both Republicans and Democrats, according to Williams. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese contributions were disguised to look like they were coming from wealthy co-conspirators when, in fact, the contributions were funded by Alameda Research with stolen customer money,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-10.jpg\" alt=\"Prosecutors say that Alameda, the crypto investment firm Ellison once oversaw, was utilized to funnel billions of dollars into FTX.\" class=\"wp-image-25008498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-10.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-10.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-10.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=800 800w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-10.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=400 400w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/caroline-ellison-ftx-nyc-coffee-10.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Prosecutors say that Alameda, the crypto investment firm Ellison once oversaw, was utilized to funnel billions of dollars from FTX.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bankman-Fried, 30, was arrested Monday in the Bahamas at the request of US authorities and will remain in custody there until his next court appearance on Feb. 8. <\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, an indictment charging him with eight counts of fraud, money laundering and other financial crimes was unsealed by a federal prosecutor. He could face up to 115 years in prison if convicted on all eight counts. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ex-girlfriend of crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried was reportedly spotted in New York City shortly before the former FTX CEO was arrested in the Bahamas. 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