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Born in United States · Nationality American — Crypto / FTX / fraude / financement politique / justice fédérale

Sam Bankman-Fried

Business and billionaires

Fiche documentée couvrant 10 controverses, dont « 2019-2022 : schéma de détournement de fonds FTX vers Alameda » et « 2022 : effondrement de FTX et mise au jour d'un déficit massif ».

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Profile No. 5751 · Updated on 13 October 2026

Portrait of Sam Bankman-Fried

Photo: MIT Bitcoin Club · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
10Documented controversies
6Sources
1Formal charge · all time1 followed by a conviction
1Conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

Case · 9 documented stages

12 juin 2026 : rejet unanime de l'appel par le Second Circuit

Conviction
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12 juin 2026

12 juin 2026 : rejet unanime de l'appel par le Second Circuit

Conviction

Le Second Circuit confirme à l'unanimité la condamnation et la peine de 25 ans.

State of the evidence
Established by a court

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ReutersSam Bankman-Fried loses bid to overturn crypto fraud convictionNews agencyVery high reliability

Last verified: 26 September 2026

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02

2026

2026 : demande de grâce présidentielle toujours pendante

Conviction

Bankman-Fried sollicite une grâce présidentielle auprès de l'administration Trump.

Legal status — source text
pending
Attribution
Protagonist is the complainant

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ReutersSam Bankman-Fried loses bid to overturn crypto fraud convictionNews agencyVery high reliability

Last verified: 26 September 2026

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03

28 mars 2024

28 mars 2024 : peine de 25 ans et confiscation de 11 milliards de dollars

Conviction

Bankman-Fried est condamné à 25 ans de prison, trois ans de supervised release et 11 milliards de dollars de confiscation.

State of the evidence
Established by a court
Attribution
Accused

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    U.S. Department of JusticeSamuel Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years for His Orchestration of Multiple Fraudulent SchemesOfficial documentVery high reliability

Last verified: 26 September 2026

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04

août 2023

Août 2023 : révocation de la liberté sous caution pour risque d'entrave

Formally charged

Le juge révoque la caution après avoir conclu que Bankman-Fried avait probablement tenté d'influencer ou intimider des témoins.

State of the evidence
Documented
Attribution
Accused

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ReutersSam Bankman-Fried to stay in jail, appeals court rulesNews agencyVery high reliability

Last verified: 26 September 2026

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05

2 novembre 2023

2 novembre 2023 : verdict de culpabilité sur sept chefs

Conviction

Un jury fédéral le reconnaît coupable de sept chefs de fraude, complot et blanchiment.

State of the evidence
Established by a court
Legal status — source text
Conviction
Attribution
Accused

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    U.S. Department of JusticeSamuel Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years for His Orchestration of Multiple Fraudulent SchemesOfficial documentVery high reliability

Last verified: 26 September 2026

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06

décembre 2023

Décembre 2023 : abandon d'un second procès sur les chefs restants

Case dismissed / dropped

Les procureurs renoncent à un second procès sur plusieurs chefs restants.

State of the evidence
Documented

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ReutersSam Bankman-Fried will not face second trial, US prosecutors sayNews agencyVery high reliability

Last verified: 26 September 2026

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07

2019–2022

2019-2022 : schéma de détournement de fonds FTX vers Alameda

Conviction

Le jury fédéral conclut que Bankman-Fried a détourné des milliards de dollars de fonds de clients FTX au profit d'Alameda Research et d'autres usages.

State of the evidence
Established by a court
Legal status — source text
Conviction
Attribution
Accused

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    U.S. Department of JusticeSamuel Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years for His Orchestration of Multiple Fraudulent SchemesOfficial documentVery high reliability

Last verified: 26 September 2026

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08

novembre 2022

2022 : effondrement de FTX et mise au jour d'un déficit massif

Conviction

FTX s'effondre brutalement et se place sous la protection du Chapter 11 après une crise de liquidité.

State of the evidence
Documented

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    U.S. Department of JusticeFTX Founder Indicted for Fraud, Money Laundering, and Campaign Finance OffensesOfficial documentVery high reliability

Last verified: 26 September 2026

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09

décembre 2022

Décembre 2022 : arrestation aux Bahamas puis extradition aux États-Unis

Formally charged

Bankman-Fried est arrêté aux Bahamas à la demande des autorités américaines puis extradé vers New York.

Attribution
Accused

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    U.S. Department of JusticeFTX Founder Indicted for Fraud, Money Laundering, and Campaign Finance OffensesOfficial documentVery high reliability

Last verified: 26 September 2026

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10

2020–2022

2020-2022 : contributions politiques financées avec des fonds liés au schéma frauduleux

No legal proceedings

Les procureurs établissent que des fonds provenant du schéma ont servi à financer des contributions politiques.

State of the evidence
Documented
Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    ReutersBankman-Fried used customer funds for US political donations, prosecutors sayNews agencyVery high reliability
  2. [2]
    U.S. Department of JusticeSamuel Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years for His Orchestration of Multiple Fraudulent SchemesOfficial documentVery high reliability

Last verified: 26 September 2026

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II. Constellation of documented links

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List of documented links (4)
  1. Gary Wang2 documented references
  2. Anthropic1 documented reference
  3. Nishad Singh1 documented reference
  4. Peter Singer1 documented reference

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