Federal prosecutors are making an effort to curb the internet access of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.
Prosecutors are making efforts to ensure that the SBF’s internet access is only to certain sites. Along with a proposed regulation, it limited the internet to the use of a web tools and also monitoring software.
Sam Bankman-Fried and Prosecutors Close to Bail Deal
Federal prosecutors await trial on a series of charges related to the collapse of the SBF cryptocurrency exchange, as FTX ex-CEO Sam Bankman-Fried sought to severely limit his internet connection and technological access to another phone that isn’t flip or smart.
Prosecutors asked the court to restrict them in a March 3 letter, after it was revealed that Bankman-Fried used encrypted messaging apps and a virtual private network (VPN) while on bail.
According to the letter, the two sides recommend limiting Bankman-Fried to a selected list of online tools related to his defense, alongside whitelisted websites. These tools include Zoom, government websites, and several Blockchain data explorers. Thus, SBF’s internet access will be possible only in a permitted way.
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