World
2023.11.03 07:54 GMT+8

Ex-crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty at fraud trial

Updated 2023.11.03 09:06 GMT+8
CGTN

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on Thursday of defrauding customers of his now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange in one of the biggest financial frauds on record, a verdict that cemented the 31-year-old former billionaire's fall from grace.

A 12-member jury in Manhattan federal court convicted him on all seven counts after a monthlong trial, where prosecutors argued that he stole $8 billion from the exchange's customers out of sheer greed. The verdict came just shy of one year after FTX filed for bankruptcy, leading to a swift corporate meltdown that shocked financial markets and wiped out his estimated $26 billion personal fortune.

Source(s): Reuters
Copyright © 

RELATED STORIES