薩姆·班克曼-弗里德的支持者敦促在量刑前寬大處理

Advocates for Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried, expected to be sentenced on March 28 following his conviction on seven felony counts, have called for leniency for the former FTX CEO.

Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried 因七項重罪被定罪，預計將於 3 月 28 日被判刑，他的支持者呼籲對這位前 FTX 首席執行官寬大處理。

In letters filed in United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on March 26, five individuals called on Judge Lewis Kaplan to impose a light sentence on SBF. The letters, from people who knew Bankman-Fried personally or were impacted by the collapse of FTX, highlighted SBF’s vegan lifestyle, his experience dealing with autism, and the exchange’s plan to repay users.

3 月 26 日，五名個人在向紐約南區美國地方法院提交的信件中呼籲法官劉易斯·卡普蘭 (Lewis Kaplan) 對 SBF 輕判。這些信件來自認識 Bankman-Fried 或受 FTX 倒閉影響的人士，強調了 SBF 的純素生活方式、他處理自閉症的經歷，以及該交易所償還用戶的計劃。

Dr. Adam Hesterberg, who lived with SBF from 2012 to 2014, argued the former FTX CEO should receive “leniency in his sentence” based in part on converting half of their household to vegetarianism or veganism. Others who did not know the CEO personally suggested that Judge Kaplan consider Bankman-Fried’s atypical “personality traits” in and out of the courtroom.

Adam Hesterberg 博士於 2012 年至 2014 年與 SBF 住在一起，他認為這位 FTX 前首席執行官應該獲得“寬大的刑罰”，部分原因是他的一半家庭成員轉變為素食主義者。其他不認識執行長的人建議卡普蘭法官考慮班克曼-弗里德在法庭內外的非典型「人格特質」。

“I can speak from experience that the mind of those on the spectrum works differently,” said Maria Centrella, a mother of a child diagnosed with autism. “Though I have never met Sam, I firmly believe that while he may be an MIT grad - he did not fully understand the scope of what was going on and did not have malicious intent.”

「根據我的經驗，自閉症患者的思維方式不同，」一位被診斷患有自閉症的孩子的母親瑪麗亞·森特拉拉 (Maria Centrella) 說。 “雖然我從未見過薩姆，但我堅信，雖然他可能是麻省理工學院的畢業生，但他並不完全了解正在發生的事情的範圍，也沒有惡意。”

Prosecutors submitted a sentence recommendation that Bankman-Fried serve between 40 and 50 years for his role in misusing funds at FTX and Alameda Research. SBF’s lawyers recommended he serve 6.5 years behind bars. The maximum allowable sentence gives Judge Kaplan the discretion to sentence SBF for up to 110 years, but many have suggested that this outcome is unlikely.

資料來源：Courtlistener 檢察官提交了一份量刑建議，建議 Bankman-Fried 因濫用 FTX 和 Alameda Research 資金而被判處 40 至 50 年徒刑。 SBF 的律師建議他入獄 6.5 年。允許的最高刑期讓卡普蘭法官有權酌情判處 SBF 最高 110 年徒刑，但許多人認為這種結果不太可能出現。

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Bankman-Fried’s immediate family and others submitted similar character references to the judge in February, claiming that throwing him in prison would be “draconian” and present the risk of physical danger given his personality. Many of the letters do not mention the impact the collapse of FTX had on investors, who lost access to millions of dollars.

班克曼-弗里德的直系親屬和其他人在二月份向法官提交了類似的性格參考，聲稱將他投入監獄將是“嚴厲的”，並且考慮到他的性格，會帶來人身危險的風險。許多信件都沒有提到 FTX 的崩盤對投資者造成的影響，投資者失去了數百萬美元的資金。

“SBF does not deserve to get off lightly for his crimes because of the ‘autism defence,’” said AutismBC Director Lucas Gates in a Feb. 28 X post. “He knew what he did was fraud, and he should go to prison for the rest of his days.”

AutismBC 主任 Lucas Gates 在 2 月 28 日的帖子中表示：“SBF 不應因為‘自閉症辯護’而對其罪行從輕處理。” “他知道自己的所作所為是欺詐，他應該在監獄裡度過餘生。”

The former FTX CEO has been in prison since Judge Kaplan revoked his bail in August 2023 following alleged attempts to influence or intimidate witnesses in his criminal case. In November, a jury convicted Bankman-Fried on all seven counts after a month-long trial.

自 2023 年 8 月卡普蘭法官因涉嫌試圖影響或恐嚇刑事案件中的證人而撤銷他的保釋以來，這位 FTX 前首席執行官一直在監獄裡。 11 月，經過一個月的審判，陪審團判定班克曼-弗里德的全部七項罪名成立。

Magazine: ‘Less flashy’ Mashinsky set for less jail time than SBF: Inner City Press, X Hall of Flame

雜誌：「不那麼浮華」的馬辛斯基入獄時間比 SBF 少：Inner City Press、X Hall of Flame