FTX Co-Founder Wang Testifies He Committed Fraud With SBF (2)

Oct. 6, 2023, 2:48 AM UTC

FTX co-founder Gary Wang said he and Sam Bankman-Fried committed a multibillion-dollar fraud with customer funds that led to the cryptocurrency exchange’s collapse, shortly after taking the stand against his onetime math camp buddy and MIT roommate.

Dressed in a gray suit and red tie, Wang didn’t make eye contact with Bankman-Fried as he entered the Manhattan courtroom Thursday afternoon to testify as a government witness. At one point, Assistant US Attorney Nicolas Roos asked Wang, 30, to identify his former colleague. Wang craned his neck, looking around the courtroom before pointing towards Bankman-Fried, who was seated between his lawyers. ...

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