SBF Trial: Judge Maintains Detention Despite Being ‘Sympathetic’

As the high-profile fraud trial involving Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the indicted founder of the defunct FTX crypto exchange prepares to kick off next week, a recent decision by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan has garnered significant attention. Despite expressing sympathy for the defendant’s predicament, Judge Kaplan has denied Bankman-Fried’s request for temporary release during the