The DOJ, for its part, said the defense mischaracterized a proposed prosecution witness's planned testimony.
The U.S. Department of Justice is continuing its push to prevent FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried from having a fair trial, defense attorneys charged in a filing pushing back against prosecutors' motion to disqualify proposed expert witness testimony.of Bankman-Fried's proposed expert third-party witnesses from testifying, saying they may not have had relevant experience or that their proposed testimony wouldn't be applicable to the actual trial.
Some of the proposed witnesses, like consultant Thomas Bishop and data analytics and forensics expert Brian Kim, are meant to rebut DOJ testimony"if made relevant by the government's case," the filing said. Other proposed witnesses, like Capital University Law School Professor Bradley Smith – a former Federal Election Commissioner – can provide context for issues like how political contributions are normally made, the filing said.Joseph Pimbley, another consultant, can help explain FTX's software, the filing said.
"Professor Easton’s testimony about customer fiat deposits will be descriptive, not prescriptive," the filing said."He will describe, for instance, whether customer fiat deposits were kept in segregated bank accounts; not whether it was improper to commingle customers’ funds. He will describe whether balances in bank accounts receiving customer funds matched the balances in FTX’s transaction database and ledger; not whether it was improper if they did not match.
Easton's testimony will be based on"rigorous financial accounting and reliable methodologies," the DOJ said, including tracing funds between bank accounts.
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