- Lawyers representing the former crypto kingpin aired letters that urged leniency
- Statements tell a story of a neurodivergent, vegan man who cares for animals and wants to limit suffering
- Friends of Bankman-Fried wrote on his behalf, saying he was not materialistic
Sam Bankman-Fried’s defense filed a collection of letters from interested parties Tuesday asking for leniency for the former FTX CEO who faces sentencing in two days.
A friend of his from his MIT days said ‘vegan’ Bankman-Fried would be ‘an asset to society’ if given a lenient sentence.
‘Sam felt deeply for every living being, farm animals included — so much so that he adhered to a vegan diet and convinced several others in our living group to become vegan, too. He took every actionable step he could to reduce suffering,’ the friend wrote.
Two parents of children on the spectrum — either with Asperger’s and autism — wrote sympathetic letters describing their own struggles raising neurodivergent kids.
Sam Bankman-Fried leaving court
One parent wrote that she didn’t know her son was on the spectrum until he was 31. She explained that children who have autism often shut down when presented with chaotic situations.
‘Though I have never met Sam, I firmly believe that while he may be an MIT grad – he did not fully understand the scope of what was going on and did not have malicious intent.’
The FTX collapse in November 2022 was certainly chaotic. It lasted for over a week, culminating in the exchange shutting down and descending into bankruptcy.
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