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The Odd Couple: Puff Daddy in a cell with Sam Bankman-Fried
By Davide Grammatica
Puff Daddy, the famous rapper at the center of the year's scandal, reportedly ended up in a cell with Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX
New company for SBF
Every now and then one wonders how Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of (defunct) cex FTX sentenced to 25 years in prison, must be doing. The opportunity to talk about SBF again this go-round was provided by the biggest scandal of the year, namely the affair of Sean Love Combs (Puff Daddy or P. Diddy or whatever), the rapper accused of crimes such as “sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, bribery and obstruction of justice.”
According to NBC, Diddy is now reportedly sharing cell space with Sam Bankman-Fried at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York. He has been denied a $50 million bail, and with the trial yet to begin there are already those who are talking about the beginning of a new “MeeToo” in the wake of the continuing allegations that, day by day, worsen the rapper’s situation.
The whole affair began with allegations by Cassie Ventura, the ex-girlfriend who was allegedly forced from 2005 to 2018 to suffer various domestic violence. From there, a domino effect that counts allegations of sexual assault by several people, such as a former Syracuse University student and producer Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones. Justin Bieber may also be involved in the affair.
SBF attempts to reopen the case
Fatally, then, this news case comes in handy to refresh one’s memory about the SBF case and to update one’s mind on the affairs of the exchange. Incidentally, a case that is not even that different, given the leaked details of the relationships between FTX’s management team and its affiliate Alameda Research, with a web of romantic (and other) relationships that intrigued much at the time of the scandal.
Just a few weeks ago, lawyers for the cex founder in fact appealed the conviction against Sam. The defense still argues that SBF would not have faced due process, and the judge is therefore being asked to reopen the case.
Caroline Ellison, Alameda’s former ceo, will instead be called before the judge next Tuesday, likely for sentencing for her direct role in the FTX debacle.
