New bail conditions prohibit the chronically online Bankman-Fried from accessing some of his favored technology ahead of his October fraud trial.
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Sam Bankman-Fried will no longer be able to use a smartphone or access the internet freely on his laptop, according to a proposed amendment to his bail conditions filed late Monday in New York federal court, as the former boss of cryptocurrency exchange FTX will have to find new ways to kill time in the seven months before he goes to trial for fraud. Key Facts
The proposal, jointly submitted by prosecutors and defense for judge approval, includes a variety of restrictions, such as replacing his personal cell phone with a phone only equipped to make voice calls and send SMS text messages.
Bankman-Fried’s laptop will also be replaced with a new device with similar restrictions, restricting the former billionaire’s personal Internet use to 23 websites—including Forbes, NFL.
