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Prosecutors and former FTX founder and chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried have reached a deal regarding his future contact with past and current employees of the now defunct exchange. Sam Bankman-Fried Must Follow Strict Communication Rules A letter from defense lawyer Mark Cohen details how Sam Bankman-Fried can and can’t communicate with others as he awaits his October trial at his parents’ home. Granted the judge gives the final seal of approval on the communication...

Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, a Manhattan federal judge, will oversee the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried. SBF is presently facing several charges in connection with the collapse of FTX. It is alleged that Bankman-Fried likely utilized customer funds to engage in Ponzi-like behavior and purchase luxury items such as Bahamas-based condominiums for himself and fellow FTX employees. Lewis Kaplan Will Decide SBF’s Fate Kaplan was a second-choice judge. The first one – who is unnamed at...