The United States of America vs. Samuel Bankman-Fried Indictment [pdf]

Post by hprotagonist » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 11:41 PM UTC

gamblor956 wrote: post #336

rurp wrote: post #274

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I can see why someone familiar with the law would be comfortable speaking with the police, but it's tough for a lay person to know if they are being lied to or will inadvertantly say something seemingly benign that causes them grief. Given that police are allowed to lie with impunity and might become your enemy, it's almost all downside for oneself to speak to them. If cops were obligated to be honest in more respect…

If the police are asking you questions, they're not lying to you...they're just asking questions. And if the police say something seemingly benign that causes you grief, you can look forward to a large-ish settlement to make up for your troubles. People on HN rarely interact with the police and it seems they have an unrealistic, media-driven perception of how cops actually act. For point of reference, it's the same a…

Post by baobabKoodaa » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 11:47 PM UTC

germinalphrase wrote: post #371

Melting_Harps wrote: post #360

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> Let’s see if his ‘I’m baby’ defense works in court. It was a foolish move to open his mouth at all on the matter, let alone go on every podcast that invited him and took every interview to spout his self-incriminating non-sense and riling up the Media and the public's ire in the process. If that was his goal, he has terribly failed to establish anything that suggests it will work Worst yet... is his choice for chie…

Is that the kind of high end lawyer you get when other high end lawyers say ‘No’?

Post by lr4444lr » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 11:50 PM UTC

indigodaddy wrote: post #370

From https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/13/sam-bankman-fried-denied-bai... : “Bankman-Fried's parents were animated during the proceeding, at times laughing or putting their fingers in their ears, according to Coindesk.” … what in the world.. I guess they really think they are going to somehow get him out of this.. how do they not understand that this type of behavior is not in any way helpful to him?

Post by AmericanChopper » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 11:52 PM UTC

volkadav wrote: post #367

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His Ponzi scheme started in 1991. Ponzi schemes are exponential, so more than 90% of the volume was after 2002. What's with the leading zeros?

the leading zeros are a sign that the poster is unusually short-sighted and only concerned about the next 98,000 years or so in their fixed-size date representations. before i get tarred and feathered, i'm just going for a cheap ironic laugh here, no offense intended! :) more seriously, i sorta doubt humanity is going to be around long enough to care, and if we are, the odds of some apocalypse resetting our calendars…

Post by indigodaddy » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 11:56 PM UTC

lr4444lr wrote: post #376

indigodaddy wrote: post #370

From https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/13/sam-bankman-fried-denied-bai... : “Bankman-Fried's parents were animated during the proceeding, at times laughing or putting their fingers in their ears, according to Coindesk.” … what in the world.. I guess they really think they are going to somehow get him out of this.. how do they not understand that this type of behavior is not in any way helpful to him?

They watched their own flesh and blood son transition with breakneck speed from a high rolling billionaire who hobnobbed with society's elites to facing spending the best years of his life in prison, a disgrace to his family and their legacy. How do you think you'd cope with that psychological ordeal?