| After
SBF 25 Years
Gary Wang
Wants No
Jail
Like Singh
& Not 2
Years Like
Caroline
Ellison
by
Matthew Russell Lee
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Nov 6 – On the US v Sam
Bankman-Fried trial, hours
after the guilty verdict, a
book was published: "Crypto
Criminal: The Conviction of
Sam Bankman-Fried: As live
tweeted and investigated from
inside the SDNY courthouse by
Matthew Russell Lee,"
audio/book here.
On March
28, 2024, Inner City Press
live tweeted his sentencing,
to 25 years.
On September
9 cooperator
Caroline Ellison's
counsel filed
a letter
that "Ms.
Ellison seeks
leave to
redact the
names of certain
people. Counsel
for the
government
consents to
this request." Document on
Patreon here.
Late on September
9 Inner City
Press submitted
opposition to
sealing. Judge
Kaplan docketed the
filing on September
10. See here and,
on DocumentCloud,
here.
If
SBF's suretors were
unsealed, how
not these
eigth
supporters?
Just
before
midnight on
September
10 Ellison's
lawyers filed
a 60+ page
memo, with
redactions,
asking for...
no jail time,
time served.
Filing on
Patreon here.
On September
17, amid the
Sean Combs
detention
hearing, the
US Attorney's
Office filed
that "the
Government
intends to
move at
sentencing,
pursuant to
Section 5K1.1 of
the U.S.
Sentencing
Guidelines(the
“Guidelines”
or
“U.S.S.G.”),
that the Court
sentence
Ellison in
light of the
factors set
forth in
Section
5K1.1(a) of
the
Guidelines."
Letter on
Patreon here.
On
September 24
after praise
from the AUSA
and Judge, Ellison
was sentenced
to 24
months,
minimum security.
On
October 16,
counsel for Nishad
Singh wrote in
saying he was
else involved
that Caroline
Ellison and
deserves a
sentence of
time served -
no prison.
"Another deeply
personal act
of kindness
came when
[REDACTED]
On
October 23 the
US Attorney's
Office wrote
in, as
they did on Ellison,
asking for
sentencing
light of
5K1.1(a).
On
October 29,
John Ray wrote
in: "Mr. Singh
participated
in a
teleconference
with the
Debtors’
advisors
during which
he provided
information
about FTX’s
computer
systems. Mr.
Singh, through
his counsel,
has also
assisted the
Debtors’
advisors by
answering
questions and
providing
information
relating to
the Debtors’
investigations
and adversary
proceedings.
Mr. Singh has,
through his
counsel, also
made
substantial
productions of
documents to
the Debtors in
response to
legal process.
Mr. Singh has
also assisted
the Debtors by
voluntarily
returning
Bahamian real
estate that
was purchased
with Debtor
funds." Full
letter on
Patreon here.
On
October 30,
Singh was sentenced
to time
served, with
three years
supervised
release. Inner
City Press
live tweeted
the proceeding
and arguments
here.
On
November 6
Gary Wang's
lawyers wrote
in asking for a
"non
custodial"
sentence on
November 20 noting
that "he
received none
of the lavish
bonuses
showered on
his
co-defendants."
More on X for
Subscribers
here, Substack here
This
case is US v.
Bond,
24-cr-494 (Daniels)
We'll have more
on this.
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