[0] https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-bahamas-unite... ("We expect to move to unseal the indictment in the morning and will have more to say at that time")
The United States of America vs. Samuel Bankman-Fried Indictment [pdf] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33969896
I suppose we could merge these threads since it's not as if they're partitioned along the lines of "this thread for the civil complaint, that one for the criminal charges".
- First count: Conspiracy to commit wire fraud to defraud customers.
- Second count: Wire fraud on customers.
- Third count: Conspiracy to commit wire fraud on lenders.
- Fourth count: Wire fraud on lenders. (again, specifically lenders to Alameda)
- Fifth count: Conspiracy to commit commodities fraud.
- Sixth count: Conspiracy to commit securities fraud.
I believe there's more, I quoted the above text from a thread by Frances Coppola [2].
[1] https://www.johnreedstark.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/180/2...
[2] https://twitter.com/Frances_Coppola/status/16026873331696025...
There's also a forfeiture section in the federal indictment that demands forfeiture of all any and all property that is traceable to the commission of the offences.
Those shark fins represented about 30 000 sharks killed (!) illegally (!!!).
They even amended the law to block such future abuses.
I once contested a traffic violation and the court paperwork stated “People of California vs <my_name>”. People of California have lost.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Article_Con...
https://www.google.com/search?q=sbf+political+donations+claw...
Source?
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/08/ftx-ceo-sam-bankman-fried-hi...
Count eight of the indictment also seems related, but its not a “speaking” indictment, so its not super clear.
- Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering
- Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Violate Campaign Finance Laws
The SEC can only bring civil action, for those wondering why it's a civil action.