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Sam Bankman-Fried will take the stand and testify, his attorneys told Judge Lewis Kaplan and the prosecution during a telephone conference Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The defense expects Bankman-Fried\u2019s direct testimony to take most of the day Thursday. The government has indicated that they expect to rest their case Thursday morning after calling one last witness, an FBI agent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The FBI agent is expected to be on the stand for less than an hour, counsel from both sides agreed Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In a motion filed Tuesday evening, the government noted that the defense has provided a list of six witnesses. On Wednesday, lead defense attorney Mark Cohen told Kaplan that they intend to call three witnesses, followed by their client.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Read more:<\/strong> To take or not to take (the stand), that is SBF\u2019s question<\/a><\/p>\n Prior to the phone conference, Bankman-Fried\u2019s attorneys filed letters seeking testimony from two FBI agents after claiming that both ex-engineering head Nishad Singh and FTX co-founder Gary Wang provided \u201cinconsistent statements.\u201d<\/p>\n Bankman-Fried\u2019s trial began in early October. The former FTX CEO faces seven federal counts of fraud and conspiracy. The prosecution has moved along faster than anticipated, noting that they expect to rest one day ahead of schedule.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Over the past several weeks, the prosecution put ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison, co-founder Gary Wang and former head of engineering Nishad Singh on the stand. Former FTX employees and friends of Bankman-Fried were also called to testify by prosecutors.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t miss the next big story \u2013 join our\u00a0free daily newsletter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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