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The prison release date for former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison has been advanced by three weeks, following her reporting to prison for her involvement in the multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency scandal, as indicated by Federal Bureau of Prisons records reviewed by Business Insider this week.
Caroline Ellison’s Prison Release Date Adjusted
Currently held at the Danbury Federal Correctional Institution in Connecticut, Ellison was sentenced to two years in prison by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on September 24.
FTX fraudster Caroline Ellison has had nearly four months reduced from her anticipated prison release date https://t.co/w64Cus0hMr
— Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) November 29, 2024
However, records examined by Business Insider reportedly indicate that Ellison’s incarceration is scheduled to end on July 20, 2026 – just one year and seven months from her initial entry date.
The former Alameda Research CEO may have utilized sentencing reductions during her time at the federal correction facility, although this remains unverified.
Sam Bankman-Fried Associates Avoid Jail Sentences
Ellison’s reduced sentence comes in the wake of two recent sentences handed down to former associates of Bankman-Fried related to their involvement in the digital asset fraud.
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Former FTX chief technology officer Gary Wang and head of engineering Nishad Singh both received sentences of time served and were ordered to pay a multi-billion dollar fine this fall for their participation in the fraudulent scheme that resulted in over $8 billion in losses for investors of the failed crypto exchange.
Wang, Singh, and Ellison all provided testimony against their former employer during Bankman-Fried’s significant trial in October 2023, with Ellison being viewed as the prosecution’s key witness.
Bankman-Fried was convicted on all charges last November and sentenced to 25 years in prison.
In contrast, former FTX Digital Markets CEO Ryan Salame is currently serving a seven-year sentence at a federal facility in Cumberland, Maryland, after pleading guilty in May to violating campaign finance regulations and operating an unlicensed money transmitter business. He declined to testify against Bankman-Fried.
U.S. prosecutors accused Salame of running a straw donor scheme while managing the crypto exchange’s Bahamian subsidiary, partially benefiting his partner – then-Congressional candidate Michelle Bond.
Bond has since been indicted on a criminal charge related to the incident, with Salame alleging that U.S. prosecutors falsely promised not to investigate the mother of his child if he entered a guilty plea.
“The government hands out get out of jail free cards if you repeat the narrative they desire, and anyone who might offer a different perspective is intimidated,” Salame stated in a recent interview with journalist Tucker Carlson.
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