The lawyers of disgraced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried will have unrestricted access to their client in prison.
In a recent filing, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan says he will grant Bankman-Fried’s lawyers unlimited access to meet with him while he is in jail awaiting trial in October, provided he gives 48 hours’ notice is being asked.
“Pending resolution by the Court of the dispute between the government and the defendant over the defendant’s access to discovery materials for the purposes of his detention, and unless otherwise ordered, the government and the USMS (United States Marshals Service) will defendant, if he chooses to avail himself of the Government’s offer set forth in the last three paragraphs of the Government’s letter dated August 18, 2023, with the amendments set forth therein taking effect on August 21, 2023.
To whatever extent the defendant elects to meet with counsel in the courthouse cell block, he will notify the government and the USMS at least 48 hours prior to the requested meeting date.
Earlier this week, Bankman-Fried’s lawyers reportedly wrote a letter to Judge Kaplan, asking him if their client could be released five days a week to review documents.
Bankman-Fried was originally arrested in December 2022, a month after FTX’s collapse, and is accused of defrauding investors and mishandling billions of dollars in client funds. He was initially placed under house arrest after posting $250 million bail.
However, his bail was revoked earlier this month after he was found to have tampered with a witness.
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