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FTX founder and convicted fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried will stay jailed after failing to convince a United States appellate court that he should be freed while his legal team appeals his conviction. 
In a Nov. 21 <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.590940/gov.uscourts.nysd.590940.348.0.pdf">mandate</a>, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said Bankman-Fried’s previous attempts to tamper with two witnesses while on pretrial release was a major reason behind rejecting his request. 
“We have reviewed the Defendant-Appellant’s additional arguments and find them unpersuasive,” the court said. 
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Government prosecutors accused Bankman-Fried of leaking Caroline Ellison’s diaries to The New York Times in July, which caused his bail to be revoked by a New York District Court. 
Bankman-Fried argued the New York court failed to consider that he was engaged in activity considered freedom of speech protected under the First Amendment. 
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The appellate court, however, said the New York District Court ruled correctly and that witness tampering “falls outside the zone of constitutional protection.” 
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 The 2nd Circuit has — rather belatedly — denied Sam Bankman-Fried's appeal of his pretrial detention. 
 "The record supports the district court’s conclusion that there was probable cause to believe that the Defendant-Appellant attempted to tamper with two witnesses". 
 — Molly White (@molly0xFFF) <a href="https://twitter.com/molly0xFFF/status/1727112491568967884?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2023</a>
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Bankman-Fried’s legal team also argued that the District Court failed to consider a less restrictive alternative to detention. 
That argument was struck down, with the court stating that the District Court “thoroughly considered” all relevant factors, including Bankman-Fried while he was on pretrial release. 
Bankman-Fried was found guilty of seven fraud and money laundering-related charges on Nov. 2. 
The former FTX CEO will remain behind bars while he awaits his sentencing on March 28 next year. 
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