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 <li><strong>Changpeng Zhao writes an apology letter to the court ahead of his 3-year prison sentence.</strong></li>
 <li><strong>The judge receives more than 161 support letters from Zhao’s family and friends seeking leniency.</strong></li>
 <li><strong>CertiK founder </strong><strong>Ronghui Gu shares his support for Zhao, acknowledging him as a hero.</strong></li>
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<p>Changpeng Zhao, the former CEO of Binance, <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.328570/gov.uscourts.wawd.328570.81.1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">wrote</a> a letter to the U.S. Judge from the Western District of Washington, Richard A. Jones, conveying apologies for his conduct ahead of his sentence. The judge also received about 161 <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.328570/gov.uscourts.wawd.328570.81.2.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">support letters</a> from Zhao’s family, friends, and acquaintances seeking leniency.</p>
<p>CertiK Co-Founder Ronghui Gu shared his support and regards for Zhao via an X post. Along with sending a support letter to the court, Gu wanted to publicly express his support for Zhao.</p>
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">It was totally unexpected that all the information came out like this, but since my letter is out there, I want to publicly express my support and best wishes for <a href="https://twitter.com/cz_binance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@cz_binance</a>. You are a hero, big bro! Hope everything will be OK. <a href="https://t.co/rLb8eQZEV1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/rLb8eQZEV1</a></p>— Ronghui Gu (@RonghuiGu) <a href="https://twitter.com/RonghuiGu/status/1783258019809407228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">April 24, 2024</a>
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<p>In his X post, CertiK co-founder acknowledged Zhao as a “hero.” In addition, he reiterated his bel…</p>
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