On Background: Preparing for Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
09/12/23 • 30 min
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The former CEO of now-bankrupt crypto firm FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried has been charged with fraud and conspiracy. His trial is supposed to begin in October. In the final episode of On Background, Michael Lewis speaks to former prosecutor Rebecca Mermelstein, now a defense attorney with O’Melveny and Myers, about how prosecutors are building the case against Bankman-Fried, and how his defense team can prepare him.
For our coverage of Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial, check back here soon!
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The former CEO of now-bankrupt crypto firm FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried has been charged with fraud and conspiracy. His trial is supposed to begin in October. In the final episode of On Background, Michael Lewis speaks to former prosecutor Rebecca Mermelstein, now a defense attorney with O’Melveny and Myers, about how prosecutors are building the case against Bankman-Fried, and how his defense team can prepare him.
For our coverage of Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial, check back here soon!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Against the Rules with Michael Lewis - On Background: Preparing for Sam Bankman-Fried's Trial
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Pushkin. Hey, there against the rules listeners, it's Michael Lewis here. You might have heard that I've been working on a new book about the crypto exchange FTX and it's founder, Sam Bankman Freed, and I'm still working on it, talking to experts on background here in this feed, and I'm finally able to tell you just a bit more about the book itself, like the title, for instance, and when it will be published. So here we go. My next book is going
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