Sam Bankman-Fried is set to meet the jury that will decide his fate.
Court sketch of Sam Bankman-Fried as he sits with his defense team during his fraud trial at federal court in New York City.Lawyers for SBF&#’;s fraud trial have selected 12 jurors and six alternates, set to be sworn in Wednesday morning. After a brief recess, federal prosecutors and defense lawyers are expected to make their opening statements.
Prosecutors say Bankman-Fried, who is 31, stole roughly $8 billion worth of customer funds to cover risky bets by his crypto hedge fund, buy luxury real estate in the Bahamas and donate tens of millions of dollars to US political campaigns.
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