Caroline Ellison Archives

FTX Used $100 Million of Customer Funds to Bribe Chinese Officials, Accomplice Testifies

Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX used customer funds to bribe corrupt Chinese officials, former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's ex-girlfriend and accomplice has testified in court. Caroline Ellison stated in court that Bankman-Fried had directed her to commit fraud-related crimes. She also said Bankman-Fried, the Democratic Party's second-largest donor in 2022, used loans…

FTX CEO ‘Created Secret Backdoor’ for Laundering Money, Court Hears

An attorney for bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has testified in court that former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried ordered a "secret backdoor" to be created for laundering money. FTX lawyer Andrew Dietderich told the court that Bankman-Fried instructed the company's cofounder Gary Wang to create the backdoor. The move enabled Bankman-Fried's hedge…

FTX Associates ‘Cooperating with Investigators’ in Case against Sam Bankman-Fried

Two associates of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried are reportedly "cooperating with investigators" in the prosecutors' fraud case against the boss of the failed cryptocurrency exchange. Bankman-Fried former allies have pleaded guilty to criminal fraud charges related to the collapse of the FTX. Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda…

Top Executives Plead Guilty to Federal Fraud Charges in FTX Case

Two former top executives have pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges in the case against now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, and Gary Wang, a co-founder of FTX, have both reportedly pleaded guilty and are cooperating in the criminal fraud case. Prosecutors say the…