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Executives in Crypto Empire Plead Guilty to Fraud

December 21, 2022 · 10:11 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“Two former top executives of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto trading empire have pleaded guilty to federal criminal fraud charges and are cooperating in the case against the disgraced crypto entrepreneur,” the New York Times reports.

Wall Street Journal: “The announcement came shortly after Mr. Bankman-Fried had been transferred to U.S. custody in the Bahamas, where he was arrested last week.”

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