{"id":517850,"date":"2023-01-28T05:10:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T10:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/?p=517850"},"modified":"2024-06-11T17:29:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T17:29:50","slug":"former-ftx-boss-sam-bankman-fried-using-privacy-messaging-app-signal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/news\/former-ftx-boss-sam-bankman-fried-using-privacy-messaging-app-signal\/","title":{"rendered":"Former FTX Boss Sam Bankman-Fried Using Privacy Messaging App Signal"},"content":{"rendered":"
Federal prosecutors of the Southern District of New York overseeing the current case against Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder and former CEO of FTX, want the court to impose\u00a0<\/span>tighter<\/span><\/a>\u00a0bail conditions on the defendant.<\/span><\/p>\n Based on their investigations, they discovered that Sam Bankman-Fried, also known as SBF, had messaged the general counsel of FTX US via Signal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Signal is a messaging app similar to WhatsApp. The platform offers instant messaging across platforms, allowing people to communicate privately. Signal creators\u2019 primary focus is on security and privacy. The application is run as a non-profit managed by a foundation. Over 40 million people use it, and per court filings, SBF is one of them.<\/span><\/p>\n Investigators said messages sent to the general counsel of FTX US, an individual who can be a potential witness in the ongoing criminal case against SBF, were \u201csuggestive of an effort to influence a witness\u2019 potential testimony.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n On January 15, SBF, prosecutors say, messaged the general counsel asking if they could \u201creconnect\u201d and \u201cif there\u2019s a way for (for them) to have a constructive relationship, use each other as resources.”<\/span><\/p>\nSBF Using Signal<\/span><\/h2>\n