Sam_Bankman-Fried seeks Trump pardon

Sam Bankman-Fried>>>, the founder of the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX>>>, has formally applied for a presidential pardon from Donald Trump>>>. This application comes while Sam Bankman-Fried>>> is serving a 25-year prison sentence for orchestrating one of the largest financial frauds in history, involving the diversion of billions of dollars in customer funds from FTX>>> to Alameda Research>>>. Despite previously being a major donor to Democratic campaigns, Sam Bankman-Fried>>> has recently expressed support for the Trump administration from prison. Donald Trump>>>, however, stated in a January interview with the The New York Times>>> that he has no plans to pardon Sam Bankman-Fried>>>. The application, filed with the United States — United States Department of Justice>>>'s Pardon Attorney's Office, is for a 'pardon after completion of sentence,' which would restore civil liberties rather than erase the conviction. This move follows several unsuccessful legal efforts by Sam Bankman-Fried>>> to overturn his conviction, including a rejected motion for a new trial by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan>>>. His parents, Joseph Bankman>>> and Barbara Fried>>>, have also publicly defended him and questioned the prosecution's motives.