US prosecutors launch website for Bankman-Fried alleged victim
The US government has launched a website for victim s of FTX Cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried's alleged fraud to communicate with law enforcement. In an order late Friday night, US District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan authorized federal prosecutors to use the website, and not have to contact victims individually. FTX could owe money to more than 1 million people, making it "impracticable" to contact each, prosecutors had said. Federal law requires prosecutors to contact possible crime victim s to inform them of their rights, including the rights to obtain restitution, be heard in court and be protected from defendants. "If you believe that you may have been a victim of fraud by Samuel Bankman-Fried, A/K/A/ 'SBF,' please contact the victim /witness coordinator at the United States Attorney's office," the website read. The website had gone live by Friday afternoon. Bankman-Fried, 30, has pleaded not...