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Extra / analysis: After SBF Got 25 Years Salame Got 90 Months Despite Withdrawn Motion Judge Says Sept 12

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Aug 30, 2024
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by Matthew Russell Lee

SDNY COURTHOUSE, Aug 29 – On the US v Sam Bankman-Fried trial, hours after the guilty verdict, a book was published: "Crypto Criminal: The Conviction of Sam Bankman-Fried: As live tweeted and investigated from inside the SDNY courthouse by Matthew Russell Lee," audio/book here.

  On March 28, 2024, Inner City Press live tweeted his sentencing, to 25 years.

On May 28 Salame was "sentenced to 90 months."

On August 21, Salame filed that "the Government used the plea negotiations to threaten Salame’s domestic partner and the mother of his child, Michelle Bond." Full filing on Patreon here.

 On August 22, after Inner City Press published a curtain raiser on Michelle Bond being presented in SDNY Mag court, this: "the unsealing of an Indictment today charging MICHELLE BOND with conspiring to cause and causing unlawful campaign contributions in connection with her unsuccessful run for Congress in 2022."

On August 29, Saleme withdrew his motion: "Mr. Salame is withdrawing the Petition." Filing on Patreon here.

But later on August 29, "ORDER as to Ryan Salame. Notwithstanding defendant's purported withdrawal without prejudice... the parties shall file the papers contemplated by the Court's order of August 21, 2024 on the schedule there set forth. Counsel shall appear for argument on September 12, 2024 as scheduled.

Defendant's presence is required and his compliance with this requirement hereby is made a condition of his continued release on bail pending voluntary surrender. (Signed by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on 8/29/2024)."

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