USA v. Samuel Bankman-Fried Court Filing, retrieved on March 15, 2024 is part of . You can jump to any part in this filing . This is the table of links with all parts. HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series here 1:22-cr-00673-LAK Case Number: United States of America Plaintiffs: Samuel Bankman-Fried Defendant: March 15, 2024 Filing Date: United States District Court Southern District of New York Location: TABLE OF CONTENTS PRELIMINARY STATEMENT BACKGROUND I. The Offense Conduct Proven at Trial A. Fraud on FTX Customers B. Fraud on FTX Investors C. Fraud on Alameda’s Lenders II. The Defendant’s Scheme to Make Unlawful Political Contributions III. The Defendant’s Scheme to Bribe Chinese Government Officials IV. The Defendant’s Banking Misconduct V. The Defendant Tried to Deflect Blame and Evade Responsibility After FTX Declared Bankruptcy VI. The Defendant Obstructed Justice A. Use of Signal to Auto-Delete Messages B. The Defendant’s Witness Tampering C. The Defendant’s Perjury APPLICATION OF THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES I. Calculation of the Applicable Sentencing Guidelines II. The Defendant’s Challenges to the Guidelines Calculation Lack Merit A. The Evidence at Trial Proved That the Loss Amounts Is at Least $10 Billion B. The Number of Victims Enhancement Is Applicable C. The Bankruptcy Fraud Enhancement Is Applicable D. The “Relocating,” “Outside the United States,” or “Sophisticated Means” Enhancement Applies E. The Enhancement for Deriving More Than $ Million in Gross Receipts From a Financial Institution Is Applicable F. The Enhancement for Abuse of Trust Is Applicable G. The Enhancement for Obstruction of Justice Is Warranted III. The Guidelines Do Not Overstate the Seriousness of the Offense A SENTENCE OF 40 TO 50 YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT IS NECESSARY I. The Nature, Circumstances, and Seriousness of the Offense Warrant a Very Significant Sentence II. A Sentence of 40 to 50 Years Is Necessary to Protect the Public and for Specific Deterrence III. A Very Significant Sentence Is Necessary for General Deterrence IV. The Defendant’s History and Characteristics Do Not Warrant a Significant Variance V. A Sentence of 40 to 50 Years Is Necessary to Avoid Sentencing Disparities RESTITUTION AND FORFEITURE I. Applicable Law II. The Court Should Order Forfeiture III. The Court Should Order Victim Compensation Through Remission as an Alternative to Restitution CONCLUSION About HackerNoon Legal PDF Series: We bring you the most important technical and insightful public domain court case filings. This court case retrieved on March 15, 2024, from is part of the public domain. The court-created documents are works of the federal government, and under copyright law, are automatically placed in the public domain and may be shared without legal restriction. storage.courtlistener

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