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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission accused the former CEO of FTX, Mr. Sam Bankman-Fried, of defrauding investors through opaque risk management and of embezzling client funds into alameda research.
The sec alleges that bankman-fried has misrepresented the ftx risk management mechanism to equity investors who have invested 1.8 billion dollars on the stock exchange.
The SEC wants Bankman-Fried not to offer titles.
Additionally, the SEC complained that Bankman-Fried failed to be transparent about the diversion of FTX customer funds to his quant trading firm Alameda Research and concealed Alameda’s exemption from FTX’s risk management policies, in spite of the fact that the trading company holds significant quantities of the illiquid FTX token. The agency recently declaredsecurity
As a result of the complaint, the SEC seeks injunctions that will prevent Bankman-Fried from buying or selling securities as part of a business endeavor and asks that he pay back profits from his alleged fraudulent activities. They also want the former boss of FTX to be excluded from management positions and given a civil sanction.
For the chapter 11 bankruptcy on November 11, 2022, as a result of a liquidity crisis that prevented him from responding to client requests for withdrawals. Bankman-fried was subsequently arrested in the Bahamas and extradited to the United States, where he was the subject of eight criminal charges, including cable fraud and violation of political fundraising laws. The American judge set Oct. 2023 trial date.
He is currently the subject of a $250 million commitment to stay with his parents in Palo Alto, California. He recently launched a blog in defence of allegations of fraud.
Reaction to SEC Charges Against SBF
NFT tool builder Origin Protocol said they were happy with the complaint, while others criticized the SEC for profiting from financial crimes.
So they finally saw through his lies smh
Wen jail? pic.twitter.com/lKiS7z8tK5
— Origin Protocol (@OriginProtocol) January 19, 2023
The SEC derives portions of financial crime in the same manner as the DEA derives portions of illicit drug trafficking. Neither have any incentive to stop the criminal activity; perversely they are incentivized to let the big players grow.
— Adam (@AdamGering) January 19, 2023
SBF slammed FTX’s new CEO John Jay III, who he is open to reviving FTX in his first public interview since assuming control of the reins.
Ray, one of the best-known insolvency experts for his role in Enron's bankruptcy, said the new FTX task force would not leave anyone indifferent. "It's all over the table." If there's a way forward in this, then we're not just going to explore it, we're going to explore it."
Not long after the report surfaced, bankman-fried criticized Ray for "lending a rhetorical interest" to an idea that bankman-fried himself claimed to have attempted some time ago.
I'm glad Mr. Ray finally pretends to back off after months of stifling efforts like this!
I'm still waiting for him to admit that FTX is creditworthy and give their money back to the customers...https://t.co/XjcyYFsoU0https://t.co/SdvMIMXQ5K
— SBF (@SBF_FTX) January 19, 2023
According to the WSJ, however, the idea of reviving FTX.com came from a number of investors who view the stock market as a viable business. Ray also wants to know if the relaunch of the company could restore the bereaved clients pending the outcome of the lawsuit of bankruptcy of the stock market, currently in progress in the delaware.
Since taking control in Nov 2022, Ray's team has been trying to track down all the money in the stock market. They also hired investment bankers to liquidate FTX's subsidiaries and $5 billion in VC investments.
