 Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried allegedly leaked the personal notes of Caroline Ellison, his ex-girlfriend and ex-business partner, to the New York Times. Bankman-Fried, the 31-year-old cryptocurrency mogul currently facing charges of wire fraud and securities fraud, was accused of portraying Ellison as a 'jilted lover' as jury selection begins for his March 2024 trial. Federal prosecutors at the Southern District of New York argued that Bankman-Fried's actions amount to harassment of Ellison, who is set to testify against him as a cooperating witness. Ellison, 28 was the former CEO of Alameda Research, a cryptocurrency trading firm that served as a liquidity provider for FTX. Caroline Ellison served as CEO of Alameda Research, a hedge fund closely tied to crypto exchange FTX (Picture: LINKEDIN) Alameda Research filed for bankruptcy in November 2022, shortly after FTX lost over $1billion in customer funds. Bankman-Fried and Ellison met while they both worked at hedge fund Jane Street Capital. The two dated on and off over the years. When Bankman-Fried left Jane Street in 2017 to start Alameda Research, he quickly recruited Ellison as a trader for the new firm. He promoted her to CEO in 2021. In December, Ellison took a plea deal and pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud, as well as conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and securities fraud. Prosecutors accused Bankman-Fried of trying to portray Ellison as a 'jilted lover' (Picture: Twitter) On Thursday, the New York Times published portions of Ellison's private writings, which appear to be excerpts from a personal diary. The excerpts show Ellison expressing dissatisfaction with her work at Alameda and expressing doubts about her role as CEO. In one document addressed to Bankman-Fried, Ellison tells the founder she 'significantly decreased my exciteme){kind=link}
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Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried allegedly leaked the personal notes of Caroline Ellison, his ex-girlfriend and ex-business partner, to the New York Times.
Bankman-Fried, the 31-year-old cryptocurrency mogul currently facing charges of wire fraud and securities fraud, was accused of portraying Ellison as a ‘jilted lover’ as jury selection begins for his March 2024 trial.
Federal prosecutors at the Southern District of New York argued that Bankman-Fried’s actions amount to harassment of Ellison, who is set to testify against him as a cooperating witness.
Ellison, 28 was the former CEO of Alameda Research, a cryptocurrency trading firm that served as a liquidity provider for FTX.