Bankman-Fried May Call Experts at Up to $1,200 an Hour (1)

Money can’t buy love or friends, but it can help you find a lot of expert witnesses.

FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried may call seven expert witnesses, paying them up to $1,200 an hour, to testify on his behalf at his upcoming fraud trial.

The witnesses would give evidence about campaign finance laws, valuations of FTX and its hedge fund affiliate Alameda Research and the crypto exchange’s software infrastructure and terms of service, according to a letter filed in federal court in Manhattan this week.

The document gives an insight into how the former chief executive, who is accused of orchestrating ...