Ryan Salame, a former top lieutenant of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, asked a judge to void his plea deal with the government.
Ryan Salame, a former top lieutenant at FTX under founder Sam Bankman-Fried, asked a judge to void his plea deal with the government.
In a filing docketed on Wednesday, lawyers for Salame asked that his conviction be vacated, alleging that the government broke a pledge not to investigate his partner, Michelle Bond. Ryan Salame, former co-chief executive officer of FTX Digital Markets Ltd., exits federal court in New York, US, on Tuesday, May 28, 2024., lawyers for Salame asked that his conviction be vacated, alleging that the government breached a key piece of the deal, not to investigate his partner, Michelle Bond.
"The Government used the plea negotiations to threaten Salame's domestic partner and the mother of his child," the motion says. "In an effort to induce Salame's plea, Government lawyers conveyed they would discontinue investigating Bond if Salame pleaded guilty. Considering Salame's manifest desire to protect Bond, Salame responded by agreeing to enter into a plea agreement," his lawyers write.
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