The Wall Street Journal: Crypto Could Be a Mystery to Jurors in Bankman-Fried Case
October 3, 2023
The jury selection process begins today in the criminal trial against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who is facing embezzlement charges. “A big part of what the government will try to do is make this simple,” said O’Melveny partner Rebecca Mermelstein, a former federal prosecutor. “Confusion is the friend of the defense lawyer, because if the jury can’t understand what was happening, they can’t convict.”
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