The U.S. Department of Justice has filed its proposed set of jury instructions for Sam Bankman-Fried’s October trial, one day before his arraignment on a new superseding indictment. The document, titled the government’s requests to charge, outlines seven different charges against the FTX founder, including wire, securities, and commodities fraud conspiracy and money laundering allegations.
The proposed jury instructions explain the differences between substantive crimes and crimes of conspiracy, noting that the former charge a defendant with the actual commission or attempted commission…of an offense, while the latter requires an agreement with another individual. The instructions also state that jurors must consider whether there was a scheme to defraud, that the defendant knowingly and willfully participated in said scheme, and that the defendant used interstate wires (which includes the internet).
Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York, who is overseeing Bankman-Fried’s case, recently revoked his bond and remanded him to jail after ruling that he had violated his bail conditions. Bankman-Fried is set to go on trial at the beginning of October.