Sam Bankman-Fried will not face second trial after multibillion-dollar crypto fraud conviction
by Reuters from on (#6HFPG)
US prosecutors say strong public interest' in prompt resolution of case against 31-year-old outweighs benefits of second trial
US prosecutors say they do not plan to conduct a second trial against Sam Bankman-Fried, who was convicted last month of stealing from customers of his now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange.
In a letter filed on Friday night in federal court in Manhattan, prosecutors said the strong public interest" in a prompt resolution of their case against the 31-year-old former billionaire outweighed the benefits of a second trial.
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