Sam Bankman-Fried arrives in Manhattan court as fraud trial kicks off
by Victoria Bekiempis and Nick Robins-Early in New Yo from Technology | The Guardian on (#6F8NK)
FTX founder shed his signature T-shirt and shorts look to don a suit with freshly cut hair as day one of fraud trial commenced
The criminal trial of the former cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried began on Tuesday, with jury selection getting under way in a Manhattan federal court.
Bankman-Fried, who founded the cryptocurrency exchange FTX and associated hedge fund Alameda Research, is facing trial on finance crimes stemming from the shocking collapse of FTX. Before its sudden downfall last year, FTX was valued at around $32bn.
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