Sam Bankman-Fried Asks for New Trial on FTX Fraud Charges

FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried filed a long-shot request for a new trial on the charges for which he’s currently serving a 25-year prison sentence, arguing that new witnesses can refute the prosecution’s case that he defrauded the cryptocurrency exchange’s customers.

The motion, dated Feb. 5 but docketed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, was filed pro se, meaning Bankman-Fried, 33, is representing himself. The filing is separate from a formal appeal of his 2023 conviction. It was sent to the court clerk by Bankman-Fried’s mother, retired Stanford Law Professor Barbara Fried.