Convicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried seeking Trump pardon
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June 8, 2026
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, who is serving a 25-year prison sentence for fraud and conspiracy, has applied for a pardon from United States (US) President Donald Trump.
The website of the Office of the Pardon Attorney of the Department of Justice lists a request by Bankman-Fried for a pardon and says its status is “pending.”
Trump, in an interview with The New York Times in January, said he did not plan to issue a pardon to the 34-year-old Bankman-Fried.
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