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Record-Breaking: Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years for FTX Fraud

In November, Sam Bankman-Fried, a 32-year-old entrepreneur, was found guilty of fraud by a Manhattan court. The charges described his actions as one of the largest frauds of the decade, and he was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for defrauding customers and investors in FTX. Despite the prosecutors requesting a longer sentence, this punishment places him at the upper end of significant white-collar fraud cases.

Bernie Madoff received a 150-year sentence for his Ponzi scheme, while Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced to over 11 years for defrauding investors at Theranos. However, unlike those cases, Bankman-Fried’s sentence does not include restitution due to the impracticality of identifying and compensating all victims.

In addition to the prison term, Bankman-Fried will also have to forfeit $11.2 billion. The judge suggested that he be placed in a medium or lower security facility near San Francisco so that his family can visit him regularly. This case is still developing and will be updated as more information becomes available.

Samantha Nguyen

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