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

[ABCbits]

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

In a high-profile case that has garnered considerable attention, Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced CEO of the now-bankrupt FTX crypto exchange, is seeking a lighter sentence, citing his autism spectrum disorder.

Bankman-Fried’s lawyers argue that his condition makes him “uniquely vulnerable” in a prison environment and should result in a reduced sentence of five to six years instead of the maximum 110-year term recommended by sentencing guidelines...  Read more here.


It's annoying to see SBF use autism as excuse to reduce his punishment, which give bad perception towards autistic people. I also recall CSW also used same excuse against COPA. Your opinion is greatly appreciated.

[Z-tight]

I don't think the court would reduce the sentence as a result of this, he and his lawyers are just making any kind of excuse they can, so they could reduce the sentence by a few years, but i honestly don't think the court would buy any of this.

Sam Bankman-Fried caused financial crisis for a lot of individuals, some of who lost everything because of how he misappropriated ftx customers' funds and used it for his own personal gain and profit, the creditors would be mad if he gets a reduced sentence because of this excuse.

[Lucius]

People who find themselves in difficult situations reach for all possible options, and I am not at all surprised that his lawyers go in that direction as well. The question is whether they will succeed, but even if they don't manage to reduce the sentence, maybe they will provide him with better conditions in such a way that he will serve his sentence in some institution where he will not have friends like in the photo

[LogitechMouse]

It's annoying to see SBF use autism as excuse to reduce his punishment, which give bad perception towards autistic people. I also recall CSW also used same excuse against COPA. Your opinion is greatly appreciated.

Well, they can always find a loophole in the law that can help them reduce their sentence, but the question is will the court approve it?

From 110 years to 5-6 years? I just hope that the court will not approve this one or else, it will create a negative impact on the whole crypto space hence, we might see the market going down instead of continuous upward movement.

I mean we know how much damage he caused because of what he's done in the past and with his previous company FTX.

[Rruchi man]

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

It is a shame that his legal team is coming up with this excuse as a way to reduce the sentence. It must be a loophole in the law that they are trying to exploit, but the judges in charge of his case understand the severity of his crimes, and may not consider it because considering a lighter sentence for him will make many of his victims aggrieved at the judgement.

[Captain Corporate]

It is not really about him using it, but about if there are any examples. Is there any person in history before that got %5 of what they are charged with, for this reason? If there is, then well there is nothing that thee court can do because the precedent was already established, but if there isn't, why start now? There isn't really any tangible reason for it. I still think 110 years is a lot, I get that it means life sentence or something, but seriously, financial crimes are not really that hard, some 20 years should be fine, he will retire old man and get out and just live as a 60+ year old somewhere, can't hurt anyone at that point.

[Z-tight]

It is a shame that his legal team is coming up with this excuse as a way to reduce the sentence. It must be a loophole in the law that they are trying to exploit, but the judges in charge of his case understand the severity of his crimes, and may not consider it because considering a lighter sentence for him will make many of his victims aggrieved at the judgement.

It is not a shame on their own part, they are paid to defend Sam Bankman-Fried, and their job is to enusre that he does not go to jail, and if he does, it should be a lesser sentence. However, i cannot see them successful here and i don't think this has anything to do with a loophole in the law, the court will decide how to handle this application by sbf's lawyers, but i am sure it would be dismissed.

[yhiaali3]

It is not a shame on their own part, they are paid to defend Sam Bankman-Fried, and their job is to enusre that he does not go to jail, and if he does, it should be a lesser sentence. However, i cannot see them successful here and i don't think this has anything to do with a loophole in the law, the court will decide how to handle this application by sbf's lawyers, but i am sure it would be dismissed.

Don't be sure about that, you can do anything with money and influence. Don't forget that Sam Bankman Fried's parents are influential and have good relationships with politicians and supported election campaigns in the United States.

With money and influence, anything can be done. Even if they do not find a legal loophole, they will find mitigating excuses for the prison term, such as claiming illness, claiming cooperation with the authorities in the investigation, claiming good behavior, or anything else. Don’t worry.

[hugeblack]

Since the courts follow the procedures, sometimes justice is not the basis as much as adherence to the written procedures and texts. Therefore, I do not know whether the lawyers are able to reduce the sentence or not, but can any investor trust Sam Bankman-Fried after all these charges? I do not know, it is the end of the association with his name as an influential personality in cryptocurrencies.

[Zed0X]

I think the 5-6 years prison time is the defense trying to bargain. I personally doubt they believe the court will grant that but they will be happy if their client gets less than 20 years. Taking into account the people behind Sam, there will be a lot of talks behind closed doors as both prosecutors and defense attorney find a settlement.

[ABCbits]

With money and influence, anything can be done. Even if they do not find a legal loophole, they will find mitigating excuses for the prison term, such as claiming illness, claiming cooperation with the authorities in the investigation, claiming good behavior, or anything else. Don’t worry.

I agree, although i have doubt such excuses is enough to reduce prison-time where SBF can get out of prison before he die due to old age. After all, he's already about 30 years old while average lifespan on U.S. is close to 80 years.

[Freemind]

Did that supposed autism (of which I have no prior news) prevent him from being CEO of FTX?. Apparently not. Therefore, I do not see that his autism can serve as an “excuse” and thus be able to avoid the sentence that they want to impose on him. On the other hand, I think 100 years is crazy. The first thing the judiciary should do, if it has not already done so, is to seize absolutely all of Bankman-Fried's assets, whatever their type, and distribute them among those affected by the FTX bankruptcy. That would be at least one way to begin compensating those affected, although logically it would not be enough to cover everything.

I will never understand people like Bankman-Fried or the reason for acting the way he did. FTX was among the giants of the industry. Malpractice, greed, ego (here we could also name Do Kwon) make large projects bankrupt thousands of people.

[Gurujebs]

It's annoying to see SBF use autism as excuse to reduce his punishment, which give bad perception towards autistic people. I also recall CSW also used same excuse against COPA. Your opinion is greatly appreciated.

Unbelievable, so Sam had all this when he was the CEO of FTX, how unlucky he is for these to appear only after is for him to face the consequences of his actions but he didn't feel all this when he was busy donating millions into the US politics. I think the US will soon be having their next election, he should divert the remaining stolen ftx money to them, perhaps if they win they might pity him and release him. Lmoa.

He is going to do that jail, let's wait for the remaining month and see what they sentence him so as other people that are planning to follow the same path of stealing funds in crypto will have a rethink of the consequences.

[TomPluz]

It's annoying to see SBF use autism as excuse to reduce his punishment, which give bad perception towards autistic people. I also recall CSW also used same excuse against COPA. Your opinion is greatly appreciated.

Sam must have heard the defense of Craig Wright being an autistic as a big ground and reason for greatly reduced sentence on the many crimes committed. Should this be allowed by the court then am sure other criminals would be using the same strategy and from now on heads of crypto exchange platforms should be tested if they are autistic or not. Should we then, from now on, discriminate people with autism to enter the cryptocurrency industry as they, like Sam Bankman-Fried, can be victimizing people out of their money? This case will surely have many big ramifications in the whole industry and will be cited in the possible regulations to be formulated by the governments all over the world. Sam is a big shame to people with the same condition who are actually rising from the challenges of autism.

[bhadz]

Crazy guy, he really wants to bail out with anything that he can reason out. I hope that the court won't allow him to use that reason because he's clearly on the right conscience when he has stolen people's money. Now, this is what he's trying to use just for him to get lighter sentence. I just hope that the judge or whoever is in the law will provide significance explanation that this guy won't be allowed to use such sensitive reasoning when he's clear upon arrest and at the time of committing the crime.