SBF's legal team will argue in the appeal trial that SBF was "presumed guilty" after the FTX collapse.

MetaEraNov 4, 2025
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On November 4th (UTC+8), FTX co-founder SBF (Sam Bankman-Fried)'s lawyers stated on Tuesday that they are seeking to overturn his fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence by appealing to the court. They claimed that after the cryptocurrency exchange collapsed in 2022, news media, prosecutors, and others wanted to bring him down, and Judge Lewis Kaplan rushed to convict him, causing him to be冤. They stated that SBF was "presumed guilty even before being indicted."

In the appeal briefing, the lawyers focused on 80-year-old Judge Kaplan, accusing him of "repeatedly favoring the government and obstructing the defense," and demanded a retrial with a different judge. SBF's team argued that the judge pressured the jurors by implying that they could work overtime, providing free dinners, and offering transportation home. He also constantly mocked SBF and questioned his testimony. SBF, who is currently serving his sentence in California, is not expected to attend the hearing.

In addition, according to a person familiar with the matter earlier this year, SBF's parents have been exploring ways to obtain a pardon from U.S. President Trump. On Tuesday, lawyer Shapiro also expected to argue that the judge wrongly prevented SBF from informing the jury that FTX was solvent, but allowed the prosecution to accuse him of stealing funds leading to bankruptcy. SBF's team emphasized that he had no intention of deceiving customers, and that the judge should have allowed him to testify that he had always acted on the advice of FTX lawyers.

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SBF's legal team will argue in the appeal trial that SBF was "presumed guilty" after the FTX collapse.

MetaEraNov 4, 2025
FTT+3.86%
On November 4th (UTC+8), FTX co-founder SBF (Sam Bankman-Fried)'s lawyers stated on Tuesday that they are seeking to overturn his fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence by appealing to the court. They claimed that after the cryptocurrency exchange collapsed in 2022, news media, prosecutors, and others wanted to bring him down, and Judge Lewis Kaplan rushed to convict him, causing him to be冤. They stated that SBF was "presumed guilty even before being indicted."

In the appeal briefing, the lawyers focused on 80-year-old Judge Kaplan, accusing him of "repeatedly favoring the government and obstructing the defense," and demanded a retrial with a different judge. SBF's team argued that the judge pressured the jurors by implying that they could work overtime, providing free dinners, and offering transportation home. He also constantly mocked SBF and questioned his testimony. SBF, who is currently serving his sentence in California, is not expected to attend the hearing.

In addition, according to a person familiar with the matter earlier this year, SBF's parents have been exploring ways to obtain a pardon from U.S. President Trump. On Tuesday, lawyer Shapiro also expected to argue that the judge wrongly prevented SBF from informing the jury that FTX was solvent, but allowed the prosecution to accuse him of stealing funds leading to bankruptcy. SBF's team emphasized that he had no intention of deceiving customers, and that the judge should have allowed him to testify that he had always acted on the advice of FTX lawyers.

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