Sam Skateman Does It Again

More charges dropped against then-CEO of FTX

Today we check in on FTX scammer Sam Bankman-Fried. You might remember that last November, SBF fled the country and hid out in the Bahamas as his cryptocurrency trading company imploded, revealing he had “misappropriated” billions of dollars in customer funds. He was ultimately arrested in December (after a wonderful Thanksgiving with his family!) the DAY BEFORE he was to testify to Congress about what happened at FTX.

(If you haven’t read my series about the FTX saga, check it out part one here and part two here!)

But as the spotlight has moved off SBF and onto other stories, SBF’s high-priced lawyers continue to do their thing. Today the story took a totally expected turn, with the government dropping campaign finances charges against SBF, which will more than likely get his brother (who ran the political side of things) off the hook. Also likely off the hook will be the politicians who got the donations. (How lucky!)

The culprit here seems to be a treaty with the Bahamas. Once the country agreed with SBF’s legal team that campaign finance charges were not part of the extradition agreement, the DoJ was ‘forced’ to drop the case.

Probably why SBF ran there in the first place. Here’s the letter sent to the judge:

CourtListener Link

Oh, and here’s a random picture for no reason in particular:

I’m sure his political connections have nothing to do with the slow dismantling of the case against him. I’d be SHOCKED to find that funding politicians will “encourage” them to treat you favorably!

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In happier news, I have received word from my feline editor that current staffing levels are acceptable — although perhaps the ice cream is a little too cold:

What a spoiled little dude.

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