FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has asked the court to seal the private diary of his ex-girlfriend and former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison, while Inner City Press has opposed the move, according to court filings. Bankman-Fried’s lawyer argued that “the presumption of access to these documents is greatly outweighed by the need to avoid their public dissemination at this time.” Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York declined to jail Bankman-Fried immediately, but put a temporary gag order on parties and witnesses from discussing the case with the media. New York’s Inner City Press, which previously opposed Bankman-Fried’s bid to keep secret the identity of his bail co-signers, asked the court to schedule a hearing on the matter if required. Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City Press argued that Bankman-Fried was being treated differently than other defendants in the district. Bankman-Fried is currently set to go on trial in October on various charges, including securities and wire fraud allegations, and a second trial on additional charges, including bank fraud and bribery allegations, is scheduled for next March. He has pleaded not guilty.
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks to Seal Ex-Girlfriend’s Private Diary
