Breaking: Caroline Ellison sentenced to 2 years in prison

The former head of Alameda Research will serve her sentence in a minimum-security prison. 

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What to expect at Caroline Ellisons sentencing hearing

The former Alameda Research CEOs lawyers have requested time served, and prosecutors seemed flattering in their sentencing memo, but what will Judge Lewis Kaplan say on Sept. 24?

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US govt cites Caroline Ellisons extraordinary cooperation before sentencing

Lawyers representing the former Alameda Research CEO have requested time served and supervised release an outcome that appeared more likely after a filing by US Attorneys.

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Ex-Alameda CEO was trying to prevent AI disaster former FTX employee

Caroline Ellison's ex-boyfriend, Sam Bankman-Fried, was sentenced to 25 behind bars for his role in the collapse of the FTX exchange. 

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Caroline Ellison asks for time served, citing cooperation with US govt

The elusive former CEO of Alameda Research will return to court on Sept. 24 for sentencing after pleading guilty to fraud and money laundering in 2022.

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Caroline Ellison asks to seal supporters info at Sept. 24 sentencing

A filing in federal court suggested that the former Alameda Research CEO had a sentencing hearing scheduled for Sept. 24 the first in the FTX case since Ryan Salames in May.

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'The war room was despondent' — Scaramucci recounts FTX collapse at Consensus

The SkyBridge founder said that Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao is not to blame for the collapse.

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FTX’s Bankman-Fried seeks gag order for all witnesses in criminal case

Lawyers representing SBF have agreed to a gag order preventing him from making comments that could sway his criminal trial but says it should apply to other witnesses too.

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FTX seeks to claw back $460M from Bankman-Fried-backed VC firm

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is seeking to recover $460 million of allegedly misappropriated customer funds from venture capital (VC) firm Modulo Capital, which received a sizeable investment from Alameda Research last year. As previously reported, FTX’s sister trading firm, Alameda Research was understood to have invested around $400 million in Modulo in 2022 — one [...]

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FTX Kingpin Sam Bankman-Fried & 3 Associates Slapped With $1B Lawsuit

FTX has filed suit against former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder Gary Wang, former director of engineering Nishad Singh, and former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison to recover damages from their alleged fund embezzlement. “They commingled and misused corporate and customer funds, lied to third parties about the business of the FTX Group, joked internally about […]

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FTX sues Sam Bankman-Fried and other former execs to claw back $1B

FTX has sued former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and several other former key executives from the now-bankrupt crypto exchange to recover more than $1 billion in misappropriated funds.  A July 20 complaint filed in a United States Bankruptcy Court named former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison, FTX co-founder Zixiao “Gary” Wang, former FTX engineering director Nishad Singh [...]

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SBF’s lawyers signal need to push back October criminal trial

Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers said they’re still waiting on evidence from federal prosecutors and as a result need more time to prepare a defense.

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Sequoia Capital, Paradigm among VCs facing "tricky" FTX investor lawsuit

It’s a “tricky case,” as it is unknown what obligation these firms actually had to “completely separate investors,” suggests a crypto lawyer.

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US prosecutors seek to ban SBF from Signal after alleged witness contact

It’s alleged that the former FTX CEO attempted to arrange a “constructive relationship” with the current General Counsel of FTX US, Ryne Miller.

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Bankman-Fried Wanted Crypto Prices to Go Up to Plug FTX Hole

Members of Sam Bankman-Frieds inner circlequite possibly FTX co-founder Gary Wang and FTX chief of engineering Nishad Singhissued multiple warnings to Sam Bankman-Fried about Alamedas negative balance. If Only Prices...

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FTX former lead engineer in talks with federal prosecutors in Bankman-Fried case

A third former FTX-linked executive is reportedly considering providing evidence against Sam Bankman-Fried in an attempt for a more lenient sentence.

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Caroline Ellison Apologizes for Defrauding Customers, Says She ‘Knew It Was Wrong’

Former Alameda Research CEO said she agreed to “borrow several billion dollars from FTX” to repay the hedge fund’s loans.

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FTX Update: SBF Extradited and Released on Bail, Ellison and Wang Plead Guilty

After going back to US to face his cases, SBF was released on a $250M bail. While Alameda CEO Ellison and FTX co-founder Wang have pleaded guilty.

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Caroline Ellison Of Alameda Avoids 110-Year Sentence With Plea Agreement.

The agreement limited Caroline Ellison's prosecution to criminal tax offenses. $250,000 bail would free her instantly. The FBI holds former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. He'll be sent to the Southern District of New York for court. (Read More)

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Alameda’s Caroline Ellison Enters Plea Agreement with DOJ

Sam Bankman-Frieds partners in crime, Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang, are both cooperating with the U.S. Department of Justice. $250,000 Bail for Full Cooperation Caroline Ellison...

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