Sam Bankman-Fried, the former crypto mogul who was convicted of defrauding investors by secretly diverting billions of dollars of their money, asked the Supreme Court on Thursday for a new trial and to throw out a court order requiring him to pay $11 billion as part of his sentence.
I’m honestly surprised he and his legal team thinks he has a chance.
Have you seen the supreme court? He does have a chance. Of course the fact that he’s not in the supreme leader’s favor counts against him, but if he’s got any money left a little donation to Clarence has worthwhile odds of sorting him out.
It doesn’t cost anything to try. If I was sentenced to 25 years in the slammer and $11bn in restitution, I’d try anything to lighten the sentence.
Or I’d off myself, because I’d be mortified with shame in his place. But I’m not a criminal.