Sam Bankman-Fried wants a re-trial for fraud charges<p>Former cryptocurrency poster boy Sam Bankman-Fried is trying to get another chance in court. He has filed a request that for a new trial on claims that new witness testimony could alter the case made against him by prosecutors, according to <a target="_blank" class="link" href="
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-10/sam-bankman-fried-asks-for-new-trial-over-ftx-fraud-charges?embedded-checkout=true" data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1">
Bloomberg[/url]. His odds for getting the re-trial, where he'd be representing himself, seem pretty slim. This is a separate motion from a formal <a target="_blank" class="no-affiliate-link link" href="
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/technology/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-appeal.html" data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1">appeal[/url] of his previous conviction.</p><p>Bankman-Fried is one of many cryptocurrency leaders who have since been prosecuted for fraud. After being jailed for <a target="_blank" class="link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/sam-bankman-fried-sent-to-jail-for-witness-tampering-202906192.html" data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1">witness tampering[/url], he was found <a target="_blank" class="link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried-found-guilty-on-seven-charges-of-fraud-and-conspiracy-012316105.html" data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1">guilty[/url] of seven charges of fraud and conspiracy in 2023. Bankman-Fried was <a target="_blank" class="link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/sam-bankman-fried-just-got-sentenced-to-25-years-in-prison-155021840.html" data-i13n="cpos:5;pos:1">sentenced[/url] to 25 years in prison for his actions as CEO and co-founder of crypto exchange FTX. </p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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Sam Bankman-Fried wants a re-trial for fraud charges
