Some early chatter and speculation about Sam Bankman-Fried’s coming federal sentencing
A lot of folks had a lot of interesting comments in response to my first post about the future sentencing of Sam Bankman-Fried following his conviction on all seven federal criminal counts brought against him at his first trial. Since that post, I have seen a number of press pieces with various early takes on his sentencing (which is scheduled for March 2024 and, I would guess, will take place even later). Here is a partial round up:
From CNBC, “Sam Bankman-Fried faces over 100 years in prison at sentencing. Experts weigh in on how much time he’ll actually get“
From CryptoSlate, “SBF will likely serve 25 years rather than max sentence, former DOJ prosecutor says“
From the Daily Mail, “Sam Bankman Fried, 31, likely faces 50 YEARS behind bars, legal expert believes: $10bn FTX crypto fraudster’s crimes carry maximum of 115 years behind bars“
From Forbes, “Sam Bankman-Fried Faces 110-Year Max Sentence After FTX Trial — Here’s How Long Experts Think He’ll Be Behind Bars“
From the New York Times, “Sam Bankman-Fried Could Get 100 Years in Prison. What Is Fair?“
Because I do not trust my money in crypto, I am not sure I want to trust my sentencing predictions to CryptoSlate. That said, and though I am never inclined to place any actual bets on any actual legal proceedings, I do think 25 years may serve as a reasonable over/under for Judge Lewis Kaplan’s coming sentencing decision.
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