Sam Bankman-Fried Cites Autism Disorder As Reason To Avoid 100 Years In Prison

[Z-tight]

he has autism, i don't see him going to last sitting down along with the hardened criminals or his ass will be fucked in that case.

His parents and influential people he knows would not allow that to happen, at the end of the day the rich and powerful often get preferential treatment in most things, and in the case of sbf, it just started with the sentencing. Now i am sure it will extend to how he spends these years in jail, that is if he even spends close to the 25 years and if they don't find a way to get him out in half of that time.

[robelneo]

he has autism, i don't see him going to last sitting down along with the hardened criminals or his ass will be fucked in that case.

His parents and influential people he knows would not allow that to happen, at the end of the day the rich and powerful often get preferential treatment in most things, and in the case of sbf, it just started with the sentencing. Now i am sure it will extend to how he spends these years in jail, that is if he even spends close to the 25 years and if they don't find a way to get him out in half of that time.

I have this feeling that the autism issue is one of the considerations why he only had 25 years besides the recoverable funds, a man's disorders will always have an impact on his sentence, some people act crazy or have mental disorders to escape being sentenced and instead admitted to a mental facility where the situation is preferable then getting locked up in prison and the sentence cuts shorts if the treatment is successful

[Stompix]

I'd like to know how many of those 25 years he's actually going to spend in prison, because I'm sure Bankman-Fried isn't going to spend 25 years in a jail cell. Good conduct, inability to flee the country, sincere intention to repair the damage caused...

He will serve at least 20 years.
I looked everywhere why everyone was talking about the possible reduction and yes he can't go under 20 years, despite the reform because he was convicted on 3 counts on  concurrently time.
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66631291/united-states-v-bankman-fried/?order_by=desc
Unless he manages to get some real reduction (not by just painting in prison or being a good guy) so real health problems or going mad there he won't get away with less than 20.

Bankman-Fried's best thing to do, while not 100% possible, would be to return the funds to the affected users, but that's never going to happen. Fortunately, the FTX case didn't affect me directly, but I know people who are having a very hard time, and I know that those 25 years seem few to them.

Part of the money are still there, that's why he didn't get 50 years.

FTX and FTX US had an estimated $8.7 billion combined shortfall at the time the crypto firm filed for bankruptcy. Roughly $6.9 billion of that shortfall, including a Bahamas real-estate portfolio, had been recovered as of September.

The us got from him around 700 millions in assets, including getting back two villas gifted and other properties in Bahamas (?), they even seized some cryptos from his Binance account. In $ terms the ftx customers will probably lose 25-30% of their value at max.

[TomPluz]

I have this feeling that the autism issue is one of the considerations why he only had 25 years besides the recoverable funds, a man's disorders will always have an impact on his sentence, some people act crazy or have mental disorders to escape being sentenced and instead admitted to a mental facility where the situation is preferable then getting locked up in prison and the sentence cuts shorts if the treatment is successful

Of course, his claim of being autistic got some impact on the final judgment and the way he will be treated in a prison facility. This is a very common and popular legal strategy and with mental health now being recognized well the court has no choice but to reduce the possible prison terms for SBF. Even Craig Wright used this strategy as well in one of his court cases.  Next time around, somebody would be claiming insanity and even gotten possessed by an evil spirit for doing bad while in business with crypto. As for me, he should get at least 50 years in prison with parole only possible after 30 years for good behavior and for returning the money from the investors and users of FTX. We should be sending a strong message to all prospective scammers in the cryptocurrency industry that even with the use of the blockchain technology it does not mean that anybody can abuse the trust bestowed on them. This case should also be one of the basis why USA has the need to pass a comprehensive and acceptable regulatory framework for all players in the industry to abide.

[Freemind]

I'd like to know how many of those 25 years he's actually going to spend in prison, because I'm sure Bankman-Fried isn't going to spend 25 years in a jail cell. Good conduct, inability to flee the country, sincere intention to repair the damage caused...Those will be some of the arguments of his lawyers in a very short time, so that he spends as little time as possible inside jail. Bankman-Fried's best thing to do, while not 100% possible, would be to return the funds to the affected users, but that's never going to happen. Fortunately, the FTX case didn't affect me directly, but I know people who are having a very hard time, and I know that those 25 years seem few to them.

He is 32 if he does 13-17 years he will be under 50 and free.  I read 7.? OF 9 billion was found making 1-2  billion missing. I would like to be 49 and have a billion stashed away.
If there was an option for betting, I would say no more than 15-16 years, and that would be 2/3 of the sentence, but I read that prisoners in the US have the possibility of collecting some credits for good behavior and the like, and that on the basis of those credits they can reduce the time in jail.

I think that such a low sentence (considering the maximum possible) is the result of the fact that Bankman is not just anyone, he has influential parents, and a lot of influential friends (politicians) whose pockets he filled for years. I believe that they will help him in all possible ways - and I would not be surprised if at some point the president himself pardons him.

7 years still doesn't seem crazy to me, keep in mind that a lot can still happen, and Bankman-Fried's lawyers can make a lot of allegations to try to reduce the years. As you say, Bankman-Fried is not just any citizen, as his family has power and money, so all that together with the credits you mention, and some outside help (parental contacts) can make those 7 years, or 10, not so far away. If you want to bet, I'd say Bankman-Fried will get out of jail when he's 45 or even a little earlier. But like I say, anything can happen.