FTX founder Bankman-Fried seeks pardon from President Trump (opens in new tab)

Sam Bankman-Fried, the convicted founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has applied for a presidential pardon from President Trump, according to a request listed as pending on the U.S. Justice Department Office of the Pardon Attorney website. DOJ records describe the filing as a request for a “pardon after completion of sentence,” while Bankman-Fried remains in federal prison serving a 25-year sentence for fraud and conspiracy tied to FTX’s collapse. Bankman-Fried was convicted in ...