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<ul><li>Defense attorney Mark Cohen expressed concerns over Sam Bankman-Fried&#39;s lack of adequate ADHD medication, affecting his ability to focus during the trial.</li><li>Prosecutors are expected to conclude their case by October 26, leaving the defense to decide whether Bankman-Fried will testify.</li><li>Defense team&#39;s recent efforts to contact the Bureau of Prisons for Bankman-Fried&#39;s Adderall doses have been ignored.</li></ul>The criminal trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX, is at a crucial stage, with the defense team wrestling with the decision of whether he should testify. Complicating this decision is Bankman-Fried&#39;s ongoing struggle to secure adequate doses of Adderall, a medication prescribed for his Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).Mark Cohen, Bankman-Fried&#39;s defense attorney, detailed these concerns in a <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.590940/gov.uscourts.nysd.590940.323.0.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">letter to Judge</a> Lewis Kaplan on October 15, writing:&#34;The defense has a growing concern that because of Mr. Bankman-Fried&#39;s lack of access to Adderall, he has not been able to concentrate at the level he ordinarily would and that he will not be able to meaningfully participate in the presentation of the defense case.”Prosecutors are slated to conclude their case by midday on October 26, leaving the floor open for the defense. While signs point toward the defense presenting a case, it remains uncertain whether Bankman-Fried will take the stand. This uncertainty is magnified by the ongoing issue of medication, which has been a point of contention since Bankman-Fried was <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/11/us-judge-sends-sam-bankman-fried-to-jail-over-witness-tampering.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">remanded in federal custody</a> in August.Read full article at <a href="https://cryptotale.org/sam-bankman-frieds-ability-to-testify-in-question-due-to-medication-struggles/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CryptoTale.</a>

Sam Bankman-Fried's Ability to Testify in Question Due to Medication Struggles

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