FTX-SBF charges valid despite lack of US crypto laws, DOJ says By Cointelegraph

[ad_1]



The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion in court on Oct. 4, claiming the lack of crypto regulations in the U.S. is no bar to the criminal charges made against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF).

The DOJ’s letter was filed in response to the defendant’s request for clarification and reconsideration of charges related to the misappropriation of funds in FTX. Lawyers for SBF argued that their client was “not guilty because FTX was not regulated in the United States, and he followed the rules concerning FTX US.”