Daring drive-by at SBF’s: 3 men drove into barricade and fled: Lawyers

cointelegraph.com:

Three men reportedly drove their car into the metal barricade outside Sam Bankman-Fried’s parent’s home where he is currently under house arrest, SBF’s lawyers claim.

In a filing to the federal court, the lawyers for the former FTX CEO said the three men got out of the car after hitting the barricade and told a security guard guarding the home: “You won’t be able to stop us.”

The unidentified trio were then able to drive away before security guards could record the car’s license plate.

According to a Reuters report, the incident was described in a Jan. 19 court filing which they said underscored the security risks faced by the FTX founder and those linked to him, including the two individuals who secured Bankman-Fried’s $250 million bond, stating:

The lawyers however didn’t specify the date or time at which the incident took place.

On Jan. 12, lawyers representing some of the largest U.S. media outlets — including Bloomberg, CNBC, Reuters and the Financial Times — wrote a letter to U.S. District Court judge Lewis Kaplan to request for the names of the guarantors.

The media’s lawyers argued the public’s right to know Bankman-Fried’s guarantors significantly outweighed their privacy and safety rights.

Given that Bankman-Fried shares close ties to some of the wealthiest and most politically-connected individuals on the planet, the lawyers argued that such non-disclosure could undermine public confidence in U.S. government institutions.

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Bankman-Fried was extradited to the U.S. in December and pleaded not guilty to all eight fraud and conspiracy-based charges laid against him on January 3, 2023.

All charges relate to his alleged involvement in FTX’s catastrophic