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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Last Lifelines Are Gone: Court Makes 25-Year Sentence Official

CoinCentral·August 7, 2026·1 min read
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Last Lifelines Are Gone: Court Makes 25-Year Sentence Official

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a formal mandate upholding Sam Bankman-Fried’s conviction and 25-year sentence. Three circuit judges rejected his claim that FTX investors could have been made whole. The court also upheld an $11 billion forfeiture order tied to the criminal case. SBF's last legal lifelines are now gone.

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