Court judge bans VPN use for FTX crypto exchange co-founder SBF

On Feb 15, 2023

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 22: FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Manhattan Federal Court after his arraignment and bail hearings on December 22, 2022 in New York City. Bankman-Fried, who was indicted on December 9th and arrested 3 days later by Bahamas law enforcement at the request of U.S. prosecutors, consented to extradition to the U.S. where he is facing eight criminal counts of fraud, conspiracy and money-laundering offenses which includes making illegal political contributions. He is potentially facing life in prison if convicted. He was released on $250 million bond with the bail package requiring him to stay with his parents in California. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Now Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) can’t use VPN services temporarily, a court judge ruled.

Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is a co-founder & former CEO of the FTX crypto exchange. In Nov 2022, FTX collapsed badly along with 100s of its affiliated companies like Alameda Research, FTXUS, etc. On 19 Nov 2022, the FTX team filed for bankruptcy in a US district court under the chapter 11 code. Allegedly SBF misused FTX customers’ funds for personal benefits and that is why he is facing multiple fraud charges. At present, he is living with his parents at home, on behalf of a $250 million bail bond.

Recently the U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that SBF’ can’t use Virtual Private Network (VPN) services citing risks that SBF may communicate with the FTX bankruptcy case witnesses & may violate the bail bond rules easily.

“The defendant’s use of a VPN presents many of the same risks associated with his use of an encrypted messaging or call application…(..)…I hereby amend the conditions of the defendant’s release, effective immediately, to prohibit the defendant’s use of any VPN,” the Court judge ruled.

Earlier this, the court judge ordered a private messaging app use ban on SBF, as he communicated with some important witnesses of the fraud cause & also had online communication with the current FTXUS president.

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Now, the court will introduce the new changes in the SBF’s bail on behalf of the next hearing on Thursday of this week.

According to official investigations, SBF used a VPN service last week. SBF lawyers said that he used only to watch sports games & never misused FTX services. The investigators noted that if SBF will use VPN then it will be hard to trace his internet browsing history.

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