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- A US District Judge allowed Sam Bankman-Fried to retain new attorneys despite a conflict of interest.
- Marc Mukasey and Torrey Young also represent the former CEO of Celsius Network, which lent to Alameda Research.
- Bankman-Fried was found guilty of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy and is expected to appeal.
US District Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that Sam Bankman-Fried could retain his new lawyers despite a noted conflict of interest.
In Manhattan federal court on Wednesday, Bankman-Fried assured Kaplan he was of sound mind as he sat flanked by the attorneys in question, Marc Mukasey and Torrey Young.
Questioned thoroughly by Kaplan, Bankman-Fried affirmed that he wanted to keep his new attorneys, waiving his right to "conflict-free representation," as Kaplan put it.