A judge ruled Tuesday that disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried can no longer use VPNs after the government discovered he used a private network to watch the Super Bowl.
Kaplan was not happy to hear about Bankman-Fried using a private network and immediately banned him from doing so again, ruling that "the defendant's use of a VPN presents many of the same risks associated with use of an encrypted messaging or call application" – which he is already prohibited from using under his current bail agreement.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams speaks during a news conference about the criminal charges filed against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, in New York. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the former CEO of faile The judge also ordered Bankman-Fried back in court Thursday for another hearing on the matter, denying the parties' request for an extension of time to submit further proposed modifications to the defendant's bail conditions.
Bankman-Fried is on house arrest at him parents' Palo Alto, California, home on a $250 million bond after pleading not guilty to several charges related to the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange.
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