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FTX Founder Faces Brooklyn’s Notorious Hellhole: Bankman-Fried’s Harsh Reality Check?
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FTX Founder Faces Brooklyn’s Notorious Hellhole: Bankman-Fried’s Harsh Reality Check?

Published August 15, 2023
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FTX Founder Faces Grim Reality In Brooklyn’s Decrepit JailBankman-Fried Joins Ex-President In Brooklyn’s Notorious Jail

In a U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan ruling, Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been ordered to prepare for his upcoming fraud trial from within the walls of Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC). 

This decision comes after allegations of tampering with witnesses while Bankman-Fried was out on a $250 million bond at his parents’ home in Palo Alto, California.

FTX Founder Faces Grim Reality In Brooklyn’s Decrepit Jail

The shift from luxurious living at a Bahamas resort to the confines of MDC is a stark contrast for Bankman-Fried, who has maintained his innocence in the face of fraud charges related to FTX’s collapse. 

However, according to a Reuters report, the detention center has gained notoriety due to persistent issues such as staffing shortages, power outages, and even reports of maggots found in inmates’ food. 

Per the report earlier this year, a guard pleaded guilty to accepting “bribes for smuggling drugs,” further highlighting the challenges faced by the facility.

Moreover, public defenders have labeled the conditions at MDC as “inhumane,” pointing to instances where raw sewage seeped into cells and comparing the environment to Hannibal Lecter’s infamous incarceration in “The Silence of the Lambs.” 

In addition to unsanitary conditions, inmates have cited excessive surveillance, inadequate diets, and sleep deprivation as ongoing concerns.

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons, responsible for the operation of MDC, has yet to respond to requests for comment on the jail conditions. However, the agency has previously emphasized its commitment to inmate and staff safety and the humane treatment of prisoners.

Bankman-Fried Joins Ex-President In Brooklyn’s Notorious Jail

Once home to 1,608 inmates, MDC is now the primary detention center for federal trials in New York City following the closure of the Manhattan Correctional Center in 2021. The facility gained infamy after financier Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

Bankman-Fried’s defense attorneys had argued against his imprisonment, citing a staffing crisis at MDC that would hinder his computer access for reviewing prosecutors’ evidence. 

Judge Kaplan, acknowledging MDC’s less-than-ideal conditions, expressed uncertainty about the feasibility of housing former FTX CEO Bankman-Fried at a minimum-security jail in Putnam County, as proposed by the prosecution.

According to Reuters, Bankman-Fried’s time behind bars is not his first, as he previously experienced detention at the Fox Hill Prison in the Bahamas. 

Reports from the U.S. State Department highlighted issues such as rodent infestations and inadequate sanitation at the facility. However, local authorities have indicated improvements in conditions since then.

Notably, Bankman-Fried will join other high-profile inmates at MDC, including Juan Orlando Hernandez, the former president of Honduras who faces drug trafficking charges, and Guo Wengui, an exiled Chinese businessman facing fraud charges. 

Both have pleaded not guilty and have raised concerns about confinement conditions, with Hernandez’s defense likening them to those of a “prisoner of war” and Guo’s lawyers citing an “extraordinarily dangerous environment.”

As FTX founder and former CEO Bankman-Fried prepares for his fraud trial within the walls of Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, the spotlight shines on the facility’s subpar conditions and the challenges faced by inmates and the criminal justice system. 

The outcome of his trial and its implications for the cryptocurrency industry await determination amidst an atmosphere of scrutiny and concern.

FTX native token FTT with sideways price action on the 1-day chart. Source: FTTUSDT on TradingView.com

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