U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday urged a judge to impose tight restrictions on indicted FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried's internet use, arguing existing conditions 'leave too much room for inappropriate conduct.'
On Wednesday, prosecutors said Bankman-Fried's use of a virtual private network to access the internet after the ban was imposed raised further concerns. They urged Kaplan to bar him altogether from using the internet except to review evidence against him or use email on his Gmail account.
He should be allowed to use voice calls and SMS messages on his cell phone, but should only be allowed to use Zoom to communicate with his lawyers, prosecutors wrote. They nonetheless proposed adding a bail condition that barred him from using a VPN unless one was needed to access prosecutors' evidence so he could prepare his defense.
Bankman-Fried's parents Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, who are both Stanford law professors, had pledged their Palo Alto, California home as collateral as part of the $250 million bail package ensuring their son's return to court.
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