FTX 執行長猛烈抨擊班克曼-弗里德在量刑聽證會上的「虛假和魯莽」不實陳述

FTX 執行長 John J. Ray III 強烈反駁了陷入困境的創始人 Sam Bankman-Fried 在量刑備忘錄中的說法，斷然否認利益相關者在正在進行的法律事件中沒有受到傷害的說法。 Ray 聲稱“對客戶、貸方和投資者的傷害為零”是“絕對、無情且明顯錯誤的”，並強調FTX 債務人僅擁有105 個比特幣，而客戶權益則接近100,000 個比特幣，帳戶報表不正確，原因是阿拉米達在班克曼-弗里德的指示下進行“後門”借款。

FTX CEO John J. Ray III Rebuts Bankman-Fried's Misrepresentations in Scathing Response

FTX 執行長約翰·J·雷三世 (John J. Ray III) 嚴厲回應班克曼·弗里德的不實陳述

In a strongly worded response to Sam Bankman-Fried's sentencing memorandum, FTX CEO John J. Ray III, acting on behalf of the firm's debtors, has vehemently contested the embattled founder's assertions regarding the extent of harm caused to stakeholders in the ongoing legal saga.

FTX 執行長約翰·J·雷三世(John J. Ray III) 代表公司債務人，對Sam Bankman-Fried 的量刑備忘錄做出了措辭強硬的回應，對這位陷入困境的創始人關於當前法律事件對利害關係人造成傷害程度的說法提出了強烈質疑。

Bankman-Fried, facing charges of fraud and money laundering, had sought to downplay the magnitude of damage inflicted, claiming that the "harm to customers, lenders, and investors is zero" because "[t]he money was there—not lost."

面臨欺詐和洗錢指控的班克曼-弗里德曾試圖淡化所造成的損害程度，聲稱“對客戶、貸方和投資者的損害為零”，因為“錢就在那裡，沒有丟失。 ”

Ray, however, has denounced these assertions as "categorically, callously, and demonstrably false." He emphasized that customers "still will never be in the same position they would have been had they not crossed paths with Mr. Bankman-Fried and his so-called brand of 'altruism'."

然而，雷譴責這些說法「絕對、無情、明顯錯誤」。他強調，顧客“如果沒有遇到班克曼-弗里德先生和他所謂的‘利他主義’品牌，他們將永遠不會處於同樣的境地。”

Ray's rejoinder meticulously dismantles Bankman-Fried's claims, including his assertion that FTX "was solvent at the time of the bankruptcy petition." Ray dismissed these statements as "reckless and false," accusing Bankman-Fried of disregarding important qualifications and caveats presented in previous hearings.

Ray 的反駁細緻地駁斥了 Bankman-Fried 的主張，包括他聲稱 FTX「在申請破產時具有償付能力」的說法。雷駁斥了這些聲明，稱其“魯莽且虛假”，並指責班克曼-弗里德無視先前聽證會上提出的重要資格和警告。

Discrepancy Between Asset Recovery and Losses

資產追回與損失之間的差異

Central to Ray's argument is the stark discrepancy between the value of assets recovered and the losses suffered by victims. He notes that even in the most optimistic scenario, the Chapter 11 proceedings will not yield a full economic recovery for all creditors and non-insider equity investors, as if the fraud had never occurred.

雷的論點核心是追回的資產價值與受害者所遭受的損失之間的巨大差異。他指出，即使在最樂觀的情況下，第 11 章程序也不會為所有債權人和非內部股權投資者帶來全面的經濟復甦，就好像詐欺從未發生過一樣。

This is particularly evident in the case of bitcoin holders, who would receive only $16,871 in cash for their bitcoin under the proposed repayments, significantly less than the current market value of $63,048 per bitcoin. This has understandably caused dissatisfaction among Bankman-Fried's victims.

這對比特幣持有者來說尤其明顯，根據提議的還款，他們的比特幣只能收到 16,871 美元的現金，遠低於目前每比特幣 63,048 美元的市場價值。這引起了班克曼-弗里德受害者的不滿，這是可以理解的。

Moreover, Ray argues that even if claims were recognized at the petition date, they would be inaccurate due to "back door" borrowing (theft) by Alameda at Bankman-Fried's direction. He reveals that FTX debtors did not possess on record the crypto that customers assumed was held in their accounts as of that date.

此外，雷認為，即使索賠在申請日得到承認，由於阿拉米達在班克曼-弗里德的指導下進行「後門」借貸（盜竊），這些索賠也將是不準確的。他透露，FTX 債務人並沒有記錄客戶認為截至該日期持有在其帳戶中的加密貨幣。

"Focusing on bitcoin, by way of example, when I took over as CEO, there were only 105 bitcoins left on the FTX.com exchange, against customer entitlements of nearly 100,000 bitcoins. Why were the bitcoins missing?" he questioned.

「以比特幣為例，當我接任執行長時，FTX.com 交易所上只剩下 105 個比特幣，而客戶權益則有近 100,000 個比特幣。為什麼比特幣不見了？”他問。

Unlikely Return to Stockholders

不太可能回報股東

Ray also highlights Bankman-Fried's omission of the fact that his companies raised almost $2 billion by selling preferred stock and over $100 million by selling common stock to non-insiders. Even if non-governmental creditors are fully compensated, "any material return to stockholders is highly unlikely."

雷也強調班克曼-弗里德忽略了一個事實：他的公司透過出售優先股籌集了近 20 億美元，透過向非內部人士出售普通股籌集了超過 1 億美元。即使非政府債權人得到充分補償，「股東也不太可能獲得任何實質回報」。

Ray's stance is supported by a detailed account of the arduous undertaking by FTX's restructuring team, under his leadership, to salvage the wreckage left by Bankman-Fried's alleged criminal enterprise. He emphasizes that the increase in asset value or the successful recovery of funds by professionals does not negate the necessity of the Chapter 11 proceedings.

Ray 的立場得到了對 FTX 重組團隊在他的領導下為挽救 Bankman-Fried 涉嫌犯罪企業留下的殘骸而進行的艱鉅任務的詳細描述的支持。他強調，資產價值的增加或專業人士成功追回資金並不能否定第十一章程序的必要性。

"It is because of the Chapter 11 cases that we had assets which could rebound in value, and the court process that allowed the estate to chase wrongdoers that now enables the distribution of monies to customers," he wrote. "And make no mistake; customers, non-governmental creditors, governmental creditors, and non-insider stockholders have suffered and continue to suffer."

他寫道：“正是因為《破產法》第 11 章的案件，我們擁有的資產可以升值，而且法院程序允許遺產管理機構追捕不法分子，現在可以將資金分配給客戶。” “毫無疑問，客戶、非政府債權人、政府債權人和非內部股東已經遭受並將繼續遭受損失。”

Bankman-Fried, found guilty on seven counts related to fraud and money laundering, faces sentencing on March 28. The government has recommended a 40-to-50-year prison sentence, while his legal team advocates for a reduction to approximately five to six and a half years. The government also seeks a substantial money judgment of over $11 billion and the forfeiture of Bankman-Fried's interests in specified properties.

班克曼-弗里德因七項與詐欺和洗錢相關的罪名被判有罪，將於3 月28 日被判刑。政府建議判處40 至50 年徒刑，而他的法律團隊則主張將刑期減少至約5 至6 年半年了。政府還尋求對超過 110 億美元的巨額金錢做出判決，並沒收 Bankman-Fried 在特定財產中的權益。

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