Re:Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all charges
by rossdavidh on Thursday November 02, 2023 @09:41PM
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My understanding is that he was, in fact, not offered a plea deal.
Re:Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all charges
by canuckintime on Thursday November 02, 2023 @09:32PM
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> Perhaps the only one (potentially, and not trying to derail this) might be Donald Trump (but I also have a hard time seeing him accepting a plea deal on the current raft of bullshit around him).
(Not sure what “current raft of bullshit around him implies” but derail ahead)
Trump is no stranger to settling cases and making deals with prosecutors(1)(2) but all cases he’s facing now having such face-losing punishments even on plea that he can’t afford to take any.
(1) https://www.reuters.com/article/us-trump-lawsuit-idUSKBN13D1...
(2) https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/how-ivanka-trump-an...
Perhaps the only one (potentially, and not trying to derail this) might be Donald Trump (but I also have a hard time seeing him accepting a plea deal on the current raft of bullshit around him).