萨姆·班克曼-弗里德的支持者敦促在量刑前宽大处理

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 因七项重罪被定罪，预计将于 3 月 28 日被判刑，他的支持者呼吁对这位前 FTX 首席执行官宽大处理。

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，五名个人在向纽约南区美国地方法院提交的信件中呼吁法官刘易斯·卡普兰 (Lewis Kaplan) 对 SBF 轻判。这些信件来自认识 Bankman-Fried 或受 FTX 倒闭影响的人士，强调了 SBF 的纯素生活方式、他处理自闭症的经历，以及该交易所偿还用户的计划。

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 博士于 2012 年至 2014 年与 SBF 住在一起，他认为这位 FTX 前首席执行官应该获得“宽大的刑罚”，部分原因是他的一半家庭成员转变为素食主义者。其他不认识首席执行官的人建议卡普兰法官考虑班克曼-弗里德在法庭内外的非典型“人格特质”。

“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.”

“根据我的经验，自闭症患者的思维方式不同，”一位被诊断患有自闭症的孩子的母亲玛丽亚·森特拉拉 (Maria Centrella) 说。 “虽然我从未见过萨姆，但我坚信，虽然他可能是麻省理工学院的毕业生，但他并不完全了解正在发生的事情的范围，也没有恶意。”

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.

资料来源：Courtlistener 检察官提交了一份量刑建议，建议 Bankman-Fried 因滥用 FTX 和 Alameda Research 资金而被判处 40 至 50 年徒刑。 SBF 的律师建议他入狱 6.5 年。允许的最高刑期让卡普兰法官有权酌情判处 SBF 最高 110 年徒刑，但许多人认为这种结果不太可能出现。

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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-弗里德的直系亲属和其他人在二月份向法官提交了类似的性格参考，声称将他投入监狱将是“严厉的”，并且考虑到他的性格，会带来人身危险的风险。许多信件都没有提到 FTX 的崩溃对投资者造成的影响，投资者失去了数百万美元的资金。

“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 主任卢卡斯·盖茨 (Lucas Gates) 在 2 月 28 日的帖子中表示：“SBF 不应因为‘自闭症辩护’而对其罪行从轻处理。” “他知道自己的所作所为是欺诈，他应该在监狱里度过余生。”

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 月卡普兰法官因涉嫌试图影响或恐吓刑事案件中的证人而撤销他的保释以来，这位 FTX 前首席执行官一直在监狱里。 11 月，经过一个月的审判，陪审团判定班克曼-弗里德的全部七项罪名成立。

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