Cооснователь криптобиржи FTX избежал тюремного срока за мошенничество

cryptonews.ruPublished on 2020-08-20Last updated on 2024-11-20

Две другие ключевые персоны из команды печально известной криптобиржи уже отбывают тюремные сроки

Cооснователь обанкротившейся криптобиржи FTX — 32-летний Гэри Ванг, чьи свидетельские показания легли в основу приговора бывшему главе биржи Сэму Бэнкману-Фриду, избежал тюремного срока, сообщает Reuters.

Печально известная биржа FTX когда-то входила в список лидеров рынка, но обанкротилась в ноябре 2022 года и тем самым спровоцировала обвал крипторынка. В конце января 2024 года управляющие банкротством FTX окончательно отказались от попыток восстановить ее.

Бывший глава FTX Сэм Бэнкман-Фрид приговорен к 25 годам тюремного срока за мошенничество и растрату клиентских средств. Ванг познакомился с Бэнкманом-Фридом в Массачусетском технологическом институте и позже стал соучредителем и техдиректором FTX.

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Вангу грозило максимальное наказание в виде 50 лет лишения свободы по четырем пунктам обвинения, в которых он признал себя виновным на следующий месяц после краха биржи. Он дал показания в суде, в деталях рассказав о схемах, через которые связанный с биржей фонд Alameda Research получил доступ к $8 млрд клиентов FTX, следуя прямым указаниям Бэнкмана-Фрида. По словам обвинителей, Ванг постоянно сотрудничал со следствием и лично «не потратил ни цента из денег клиентов».

Но ключевые показания дала глава Alameda Research Кэролайн Эллисон. В суде она рассказала, как Бэнкман-Фрид поручал ей составлять вводящие в заблуждение отчеты для инвесторов, чтобы скрыть обязательства Alameda Research перед FTX, и как он делал рискованные инвестиции, зная, что это приведет к растрате средств клиентов.

В сентябре суд приговорил Эллисон к двум годам тюрьмы. В начале ноября Эллисон начала отбывать тюремный срок. Ванг оставался третьим из ключевых лиц группы компаний FTX, ожидавших приговора.

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