SBF Appeals Conviction, Argue He Was Presumed Guilty

Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the former CEO of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is appealing his conviction. His legal team claims that SBF was unfairly convicted due to a hasty trial environment marked by biased press coverage, aggressive prosecutors, and U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan’s perceived bias. They argue that Judge Kaplan’s decisions hindered the defense’s ability to present critical evidence, denying SBF a fair trial. This has prompted his legal team to seek a new judge for his appeal case.