SBF lawyers to pay for technical expert to aid judge on bail terms

SBF's lawyers have agreed to pay for an 'independent technical expert' to help the judge understand how SBF's bail conditions could be modified.

Attorneys working on behalf of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried have agreed to pay for a security expert to assist the federal judge overseeing his fraud case in navigating modern encryption technology to aid in possibly modifying Bankman-Fried's bail terms.

Bankman-Fried’s lawyers Christian Everdell and Mark Cohen sent a letter to Judge Lewis Kaplan on Feb. 21 agreeing with his proposal for a technical professional to aid him. According to the letter, “the defense has already begun researching and contacting possible experts and anticipates being able to propose one or more potential candidates to the court by the end of the week.”

NEW: Just filed today, the defense expects to propose one or more potential candidates to act as an independent technical expert to advise the court on

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