A lawyer for former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty to five additional charges from a December 2022 trial, including bribery charges.
According to some reports, Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to four charges added as part of the superseding indictment in February, and one charge added on March 28 related to the former CEO’s alleged bribery. Chinese government officials. Other charges include counts of conspiracy to commit fraud as well as for wire fraud and securities fraud while he was at FTX.
Mark Cohen, the lawyer representing Bankman-Fried in the criminal case, reportedly argued that although SBF has entered a plea of not guilty, there is no recognition that the court has the authority to bring charges against people.
This is a developing story, and further information will be added as it becomes available.