Sam Bankman-Fried Asks Judge to Keep His Bail Guarantors Secret
- Lawyers argued ‘no need for public disclosure’ of names
- Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty in NY court Tuesday
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried asked a judge to keep confidential the identities of two people who will help secure his bail to protect them from public scrutiny and potential harassment.
Lawyers for Bankman-Fried filed a letter seeking redactions of the names of the two people who intend to sign on as sureties to his $250 million bail package, saying there is no need for public disclosure. Their request was granted Tuesday by US District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan in New York, after Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to eight criminal charges. A trial date was set for Oct. 2.