{"id":2008833,"date":"2023-08-23T00:34:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T04:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jailed-sam-bankman-fried-cant-prepare-for-trial-without-vegan-diet-and-adequate-meds-lawyers-say\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T00:38:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T04:38:01","slug":"jailed-sam-bankman-fried-cant-prepare-for-trial-without-vegan-diet-and-adequate-meds-lawyers-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jailed-sam-bankman-fried-cant-prepare-for-trial-without-vegan-diet-and-adequate-meds-lawyers-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawyers claim Sam Bankman-Fried, currently in jail, needs a vegan diet and proper medication to prepare for trial."},"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\">36<\/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%2Fjailed-sam-bankman-fried-cant-prepare-for-trial-without-vegan-diet-and-adequate-meds-lawyers-say%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=2008833&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--><h2>FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Faces Challenges in Preparing for Trial<\/h2>\n<p>In \u2064a Manhattan\u200d federal court\u2064 hearing,\u2064 lawyers representing FTX\u2064 founder Sam Bankman-Fried \u200bexpressed concerns about his ability \u200cto adequately prepare for \u2064his \u200cupcoming trial. Bankman-Fried, who pleaded not\u200b guilty\u200c to seven charges \u200cincluding\u200c wire fraud and conspiracy,\u2064 is\u2062 facing trial\u2064 on October 3.<\/p>\n<p>According to his\u200b lawyers, Bankman-Fried is currently in jail and lacks proper access to computers, necessary medications\u2062 for concentration,\u200b and a suitable\u200c diet. They\u2064 argue that these\u200d conditions hinder his ability to prepare for trial effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Bankman-Fried was extradited \u2062from\u200b the Bahamas in\u2063 December after being\u200c accused\u2064 of stealing billions\u2063 of dollars in FTX customer deposits. Prosecutors \u2062claim that he used the funds for various\u200b purposes, \u2062including speculative investments, charitable donations, and illegal campaign contributions aimed at \u200binfluencing cryptocurrency regulation in Washington.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/ftxs-bankman-fried-used-100-million-in-stolen-funds-to-donate-to-democrats-republicans-doj-5467152\">FTX&#8217;s Bankman-Fried Used $100 Million in Stolen \u2064Funds to Donate to Democrats,\u200c Republicans:\u2062 DOJ<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/15\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/bankman-fried-campaign-finance-charge-dropped-lessening-trials-political-focus-5427582\">Bankman-Fried Campaign Finance Charge \u200dDropped, Lessening Trial&#8217;s Political Focus<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">7\/28\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During the hearing, Bankman-Fried \u2063appeared in a beige prison\u200d uniform, his $250 million bail having\u2062 been revoked by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan.\u2063 The judge agreed with \u2062prosecutors that Bankman-Fried had attempted\u2064 to influence \u200dwitnesses against him, \u200cleading to his incarceration.<\/p>\n<p>Magistrate Judge Sarah \u200cNetburn, presiding over the hearing, acknowledged that she\u2062 couldn&#8217;t overrule Judge Kaplan&#8217;s decisions regarding computer\u2063 access. However,\u200c she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-how-the-gops-stimulus-package-compares-to-bidens\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s How the GOP\u2019s Stimulus Package Compares to Biden\u2019s\">expressed willingness<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-cori-bush-rushes-to-defense-of-very-violent-criminals-rioting-attacking-guard-in-jail\/\" title=\"Democrat Cori Bush Rushes To Defense Of \u2018Very Violent\u2019 Criminals Rioting, Attacking Guard In Jail\">address concerns<\/a> about\u2063 medication and diet, particularly Bankman-Fried&#8217;s vegan preferences.<\/p>\n<p>One of Bankman-Fried&#8217;s attorneys, Mark Cohen, informed Judge Netburn that his client had not \u200breceived necessary medication \u200cto aid his\u2064 focus since being sent \u2062to \u2062jail. \u200cHe also \u2063highlighted the inadequate diet consisting mainly of bread, water, and occasionally peanut butter.<\/p>\n<p>Christian Everdell,\u200b another defense\u2062 attorney, argued that Bankman-Fried&#8217;s ability\u200b to\u2062 prepare for trial \u2063was \u200dseverely\u2063 compromised. He pointed \u2064out that his client was only \u200dallowed to review millions of pages of evidence two\u2062 days a week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jailed-sam-bankman-fried-cant-prepare-for-trial-without-vegan-diet-and-adequate-meds-lawyers-say\/\" title=\"Lawyers claim Sam Bankman-Fried, currently in jail, needs a vegan diet and proper medication to prepare for trial.\">making effective defense \u2063preparation impossible<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to his bail revocation, Bankman-Fried had been living \u200dwith his parents \u2064in Palo Alto, \u200bCalifornia, \u200dunder strict rules \u200climiting his access to electronic devices. However, \u200dJudge \u200dKaplan ordered his detention after finding probable cause \u200dof attempted\u2063 witness tampering.<\/p>\n<p>The trial continues as\u200c Bankman-Fried faces the \u200cchallenges of limited resources and\u200c restricted \u2063preparation time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried&#8217;s lawyers argued in a Manhattan federal court that he cannot adequately prepare for trial in six weeks while in jail. They cited his lack of access to computers, necessary medications for concentration, and a limited diet of bread, water, and peanut butter as hindrances to his preparation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2008834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2008833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2008833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2008834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2008833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2008833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2008833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}