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Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried wants to be able to have his “close friends” visit him at his parent’s home without them being subject to security checks. <\/p>\n
In a July 13 letters<\/a> to New York District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan, lawyers representing Bankman-Fried requested the judge allow “close friends” on a submitted list to visit him without needing to go through court-ordered security measures set out in his bail conditions.<\/p>\n These include having a security guard present at the house to screen visitors for electronic devices and having visitors sign an electronic visitor log. <\/p>\n Currently, only Bankman-Fried’s lawyers and employees of his contracted law firm are exempt from the checks. Lawyers have asked for the measure to extend to visitors “pre-approved” by the court. <\/p>\n The list \u2014 which was viewed by prosecutors with no objections \u2014 includes \u201cclose friends and colleagues of Mr. Bankman-Fried’s parents and household help that regularly visit the house,” according to the letter.<\/p>\n The list was filed under seal with the lawyers arguing that the privacy and safety of those mentioned “greatly outweigh any presumption of access to the list.”<\/p>\n As part of bail conditions laid out by Judge Kaplan, Bankman-Fried is only allowed the use<\/a> of a laptop restricted to accessing court-approved sites, including selected news sites and YouTube.<\/p>\n He also has a phone which is cut off from internet access and is only able to make and receive calls and texts.<\/p>\n solid drunk dial pic.twitter.com\/FzbgePd0KD<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Tiffany Fong (@TiffanyFong_) July 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The lawyers said those on the list “are aware of and will abide by” Bankman-Fried’s bail conditions including a prohibition on sharing electronic devices with him.<\/p>\n Related: <\/em><\/strong>CFTC case against Digitex futures exchange and CEO results in $16M court order<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Bankman-Fried has been living at his parent’s house in Palo Alto, California since being granted bail<\/a> in December 2022\u2014the same house was put up as collateral for his $250 million bail bond.<\/p>\n A trial for the 13 charges<\/a> leveled against Bankman-Fried was scheduled to begin on Oct. 2 but five charges were split into a second trial<\/a> slated to launch on March 11, 2024.<\/p>\n Web3 Gamers: <\/em><\/strong>‘Ethical’ SBF game axed, Web3 games sign-up process sucks, Tomb Chaser<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n