Former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has adapted to detention conditions in Brooklyn, New York. Writes about this The Wall Street Journal citing sources familiar with the situation.
According to the publication, the founder of the crypto exchange is in the same cell with ex-President of Honduras Juan Hernandez and a former high-ranking Mexican police officer. One of the interlocutors added that SBF provided advice to supervisors regarding cryptocurrencies.
At one of the Bankman-Fried meetings appeared with a new hairstyle, for which he allegedly paid with four packages of mackerel. According to Cointelegraph, after the cigarette ban in 2004, the fish became the most popular currency in federal prisons. Next come postage stamps and instant soups.
According to The Blockin the buffet of the Brooklyn detention center, one package of mackerel fillets costs $1.3.
A spokesman for the Federal Bureau of Prisons declined to comment on the conditions of any person in its custody for privacy and security reasons.
American investor Martin Shkreli, who was imprisoned for fraud, called the cost of Bankman-Fried’s haircut a robbery. He added that downtown Brooklyn has a “spot market [скумбрии] more than the spot market for stamps,” but possession of the latter “is illegal.”
four mack is a ripoff. but if you’re stunting you would toss homie a book (a book of stamps).
in MDC mac spot market is bigger than stamp spot market. in prison prison, stamp spot market is more liquid. mac is very dense and its suspicious to be holding 500 macs. however, it’s…
— Martin Shkreli (e/acc) (@wagieeacc) November 23, 2023
Previously, SBF’s lawyers argued that the FTX founder was forced to subsist on bread, peanut butter and water due to a lack of vegan options in prison.
Mark Cohen: They are serving him a flesh diet. He is only eating bread and water, and sometimes peanut butter. This is one of the most complex cases in this courthouse. This is outrageous and it needs to be remedied.
Judge Netburn: I will look into this, today— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) August 22, 2023
On November 21, the appeals court denied Bankman-Fried’s request for release pending sentencing. The corresponding meeting is scheduled for March 28, 2024.
On November 2, a jury found the FTX founder guilty of all criminal charges. Each count carries a maximum penalty of 5 to 20 years in prison. Collectively, Bankman-Fried faces up to 115 years in prison.
Source: Cryptocurrency
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