Prosecutor Defends Handling of Salame’s Plea in FTX Case

A hearing in the ongoing FTX criminal cases has sparked debate about whether prosecutors pressured former FTX executive Ryan Salame to plead guilty. Danielle Sassoon, one of the US prosecutors who secured Sam Bankman-Fried’s conviction, testified that her team would likely end their investigation if Salame pleaded guilty, but emphasized they did not mislead him about potential outcomes. Salame was sentenced to over seven years in prison after pleading guilty to campaign finance violations and operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business. His plea became a focus for Michelle Bond’s legal team, which claims prosecutors