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Re:SBF Caught Using VPN While Awaiting Criminal Trial [pdf] by anigbrowl on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @04:51PM (#34811140)
His lawyers are trying to create an issue where none exists, with the implicit threat of bringing up civil rights claims in motion work and at appeal, jacking up the cost to the prosecution.

This is how wealthy defendants operate: argue every little thing to death, then plant stories in the media like 'prosecutors have spent amazing high $/% of budgeted taxpayer monies on trying to prosecute one guy'.

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Re:SBF Caught Using VPN While Awaiting Criminal Trial [pdf] by notch898a on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @04:57PM (#34811227)
SBF says he only has at most $100k. At this point that's probably all gone especially considering hiring daily private security squads. How can he afford all this litigation?
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Re:SBF Caught Using VPN While Awaiting Criminal Trial [pdf] by billiallards on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @05:13PM (#34811467)
The same way he afforded bail.

His parents used the house that he bought for them as collateral, and a few unnamed benefactors also contributed.

Looks like the court just named them today, though. Larry Kramer and Andreas Paepke, heavyweights from the Stanford clique who might be friends of his family:

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/15/sam-bankman-frieds-two-bond-...

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Re:SBF Caught Using VPN While Awaiting Criminal Trial [pdf] by dev_hugepages on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @05:13PM (#34811464)
He could be simply lying
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Re:SBF Caught Using VPN While Awaiting Criminal Trial [pdf] by austhrow743 on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @05:07PM (#34811369)
Presumably his rich parents want him to have a good defence.
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