FTX founder Bankman-Fried living on bread and water, lawyer says
Posted on AllSides August 22nd, 2023
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Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is "subsisting on bread and water" in prison, according to his lawyer. The prison he is being held in ahead of his trial has not provided a vegan diet he requested, his lawyer says. During the court hearing in New York on Tuesday Mr Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to seven criminal charges contained in a new indictment. The former billionaire's lawyer, Mark Cohen, said a lack of adequate food was hampering his client's ability to prepare for his trial, which is...