Sam Bankman-Fried was a horrible manager, says 'Big Short' author Michael Lewis

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Composite of Sam Bankman-Fried and Michael Lewis.
Composite of Sam Bankman-Fried and Michael Lewis.

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Sam Bankman-Fried would readily choose a Brooklyn jail cell with internet access over a $39 million Bahamas penthouse that doesn't have Wi-Fi, author of FTX book says

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Sam Bankman-Fried wanted to pay Donald Trump not to run for office. The price? $5 billion, says his biographer.

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Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of FTX, made large political donations to Democrats and Republicans.

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Sam Bankman-Fried took 21 private jet trips to and from Washington, and chartered Cessnas to transport Amazon packages to FTX HQ, sources say

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Sam Bankman-Fried viewed from the side through a glass window at the U.S. federal courthouse in New York City on March 30, 2023.
Sam Bankman-Fried.

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Sam Bankman-Fried talked crypto with Jerome Powell the same month that the Fed chair met with JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs CEOs

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Sam Bankman-Fried and Jerome Powell.

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A judge gave permission for Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers to give him suits, ties, and 'appropriate undergarments' to wear at his trial

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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at Manhattan Federal Court for a court appearance on March 30, 2023, with his shirt untucked and an ankle tag.
Sam Bankman-Fried.

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Sam Bankman-Fried's mom says prosecutors and bankruptcy estate are 'McCarthyite' and on a 'relentless pursuit of total destruction'

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Barbara Fried, mother of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, arrives at court for her son's bail hearing in New York City on December 22, 2022
Barbara Fried arrives at court for her son's bail hearing last December.

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Sam Bankman-Fried spent house arrest at a desk cluttered with items including cinnamon gum, a mini fan, and a bottle of Adderall

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Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried spent his time under house arrest at his parents' home in Palo Alto, California.

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Some Alameda Research staff realised FTX had gone down when they tried to order takeout on a company card and it was declined, ex-employee says

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Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX's cofounder and former CEO.

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See the private jets a Bahamian aviation firm says Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX funded with a $28 million handshake deal, and are now at the center of a 3-way ownership battle

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The Bombardier Global 5000, and Sam Bankman-Fried.

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