Bankman-Fried Hires Trevor Milton Lawyer Ahead of Sentencing

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces decades in prison after being convicted of masterminding a multibillion dollar fraud, has brought in a new lawyer who helped secure a lenient sentence for another high-profile white collar defendant.

Bankman-Fried hired Marc Mukasey, a former federal prosecutor with a wealth of experience and connections in the New York legal community. He represented Nikola founder Trevor Milton, who was sentenced to four-years in prison, well below the 11 years prosecutors had sought.

Bankman-Fried is reshuffling his lawyers following a contentious trial where he and his lawyers frequently butted heads with Judge ...