Judge Considers Revoking Bail For FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Over Witness Tampering Allegations
- Sam Bankman-Fried faces charges related to the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
- Prosecutors allege Bankman-Fried leaked personal information about his ex-girlfriend Caroline Ellison to discredit her as a trial witness.
- The judge is weighing whether to revoke Bankman-Fried's $250 million bail and detain him until his October trial.
- Bankman-Fried's attorneys argue he did not violate bail conditions and should remain free to assist in his defense.
- The judge has imposed a gag order on Bankman-Fried and will soon decide if he should be jailed for alleged witness tampering.