Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty, Faces Trial in October (3)

Jan. 3, 2023, 7:52 PM UTC

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to criminal charges Tuesday and is set to face a trial in October, a courtroom showdown likely to be one of the highest-profile white-collar fraud cases in recent years.

Bankman-Fried appeared in US District Court in New York wearing a blue suit, white shirt and blue tie, and sitting at the defense table between his lawyers, Mark Cohen and Christian Everdell. US District Judge Lewis Kaplan set a trial date for Oct. 2, after US prosecutors said they expect to produce all evidence for the case in the next four weeks.

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