Martin Shkreli, entrepreneur, investor and convicted white-collar criminal, talks about the new judge assigned to the case against Sam Bankman-Fried, whether Sam’s going to plead guilty or not, and the potential involvement of his family in the lawsuit.

Show highlights:

whether Sam Bankman-Fried truly did not have money to post bail

why the government did not restrict Sam's usage of the internet and social media

why Martin thinks the new judge assigned to the case, Judge Lewis Kaplan, is good for SBF

how many years Judge Kaplan could sentence SBF to, given his unusual work experience

whether there's still a chance that Sam could paint this case as a business failure

how defense attorneys will likely try to exploit the romantic relationship between Ellison and SBF in their favor

why it is unlikely that SBF will plead guilty on the January 3rd arraignment date

what a telemarketing fraudster case has to do with FTX

how the prosecutors could indict SBF's family if he doesn't plead guilty

how a jury would be selected 

whether Sam has enough funds to pay for a decent lawyer and how that's going to affect the case

how Martin learned about crypto while he was in prison

how prisoners engage with crypto while incarcerated

whether Sam could run a business from prison


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Previous appearances of Martin on Unchained:

Martin Shkreli Explains Why Sam Bankman-Fried Got Lucky With His Judge - Ep. 435

Videos on SBF:

Which Gang Will Sam Bankman Join In Prison? | Martin Shkreli Gives Prison Advice to FTX CEO

My Boy Sam Bankman Is Facing Life in Jail for Sure | Martin Shkreli Predicts the FTX Court Hearing



Episode Links

Reuters: Sam Bankman-Fried to enter plea in FTX fraud case


Unchained:

SBF Released on $250M Bond Secured by Parents

Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang Plead Guilty and Are Cooperating in FTX Investigation

SBF Signs Extradition Papers After 8 Nights in Bahamas Jail With AC and Cable TV

CFTC and SEC File Damning Complaints Against Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested Amid US Indictment


Bloomberg:


Bankman-Fried Judge Recused Because Husband’s Firm Advised FTX

FTX Bankruptcy Standoff Heats Up as Bahamas Challenges US Case


Fortune: Sam Bankman-Fried indicted on multiple conspiracy and fraud charges by U.S. officials



Previous coverage of Unchained on Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX:

The Chopping Block: Was FTX a Scam From the Very Beginning? 

How Much Prison Time Is FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Facing? 

Why the Legal Process for FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried Could Take Years

The Chopping Block: SBF Wants to Win in the Court of Public Opinion. Will He?

Jesse Powell and Kevin Zhou on How FTX and Alameda Lost $10 Billion

Is the Collapse of Crypto Lending Over, or Is It Just Starting?

Did the Bahamian Government Direct SBF and Gary Wang to Hack FTX?

The Chopping Block: Why Lenders Didn’t Liquidate Alameda When It Was Underwater 

Erik Voorhees and Cobie on Why FTX Loaned Out Customers’ Assets

The Chopping Block: FTX: The Biggest Collapse in the History of Crypto?

Sam Bankman-Fried on How to Prevent the Next Terra and 3AC


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