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Senators Urge Against Pardon for FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried

Senators Cynthia Lummis and Ruben Gallego have introduced a resolution opposing any potential presidential pardon for Sam Bankman-Fried, the convicted co-founder of FTX. The resolution, supported by members of the Senate Banking Committee, aims to signal congressional disapproval of Bankman-Fried's clemency bid, asserting that his 25-year sentence is just. Bankman-Fried was found guilty of orchestrating a massive financial fraud, siphoning billions in customer funds from FTX to Alameda Research. AI

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Senators Urge Against Pardon for FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Camila Grigera Naón ·

    Sam Bankman-Fried’s pardon faces bipartisan pushback in Congress: ‘Keep him locked up’

    Sens. Cynthia Lummis and Ruben Gallego submitted a resolution that opposes a presidential pardon for the notorious crypto fraudster.