Sam Bankman Fried’s Family and Friends Request for Judge’s Mercy

• Sam Bankman-Fried’s family and friends wrote to the judge requesting leniency.
• Bankman-Fried’s mother, Barbara, explains her son’s ASD conditions and the consequences the imprisonment could bring on him.
• George Lerner, his psychiatrist, reinforces Barbara’s words, asserting that Bankman-Fried was his patient.

In a surprising turn of events, more than two dozen letters were filed for the judge’s leniency in FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s pending prison sentence. Reportedly, Bankman-Fried’s family and friends pleaded with the court to alleviate his punishment, considering his psychiatric conditions and the further consequences of confinement.

Previously, following the fall of FTX, the founder was found guilty of seven criminal charges, including fraud and conspiracy. Reports revealed that he could face imprisonment of up to 115 years. However, Bankman-Fried’s lawyers recently requested US District Judge Lewis Kaplan to punish him for not more than 6.5 years, considering his charitable deeds.

Adding more content to the lawyers’ requests, the defendant’s parents and other close acquaintances wrote to the court the critical mental condition…

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