The defense of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried wants help from the FBI agents who interviewed Gary Wang and Nishad Singh.
Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried want FBI special agents Luke Booth and Kristin Allain to testify in court tomorrow before the failed crypto tycoon takes the stand himself.
According to a letter sent to the judge on Wednesday, the defense argued that both Wang and Singh "denied having made or claimed not to recall having made the statements" recorded in earlier FBI interviews. They have both pleaded guilty to charges and have been cooperating with the government in its case against Bankman-Fried.
Wang, who is cooperating with the government, might be "pressured or incentivized to minimize an innocent explanation for special codebase features that benefited Alameda," which would be beneficial for Bankman-Fried, the lawyers say. As for Singh, he earlier told the FBI that his memories of the summer 2022, when he was sorting out Alameda Research's troubles, were "hazy." However, in court, he offered detailed recollection of the events, the lawyers said.
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