The great fall from grace FTX and Alameda Founder Sam Bankman-Fried was indicted today by the Southern District of New York (SDNY). Below is the document that can be a bit hard to find online as most news outlets and places have coverage of the arrest in the Bahamas but do not share the full "sealed" 14 page document for the United States of America vs. Sam Bankman Fried aka SBF
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F theUN工TED STATES D工STRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
UNITED STATES OF AMER工CA
- V. -
SAMUEL BANKMAN-FRIED,
a/k/a "SBF,11
Defendan七．
SEALED 工ND工CTMENT
22 Cr.
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COUNT ONE
(Conspiracy七o Commi七 Wire Fraud on Cus七omers)
The.Grand Jury Charges:
- From a七 leas七 in or abou七 2019, up 七o and including土n or abou七 November 2022, in 七he Sou七hern Dis七rict of New York, 、and elsewhere, SAMUEL BANKMAN-FRIED, a/k/a "SBF," 七he defendan七， and远hers known and· unknown, willfully and knowingly did. combine,
conspire, confedera七e, and_agree 七oge七her a·n-·气，d w一让一
h each o七her 七o
commi七 wire fraud, in violation of Ti七le 18, Uni七ed S七a七es Code, Sec七ion 1343.
- 工七 was a part and objec七 of 七he conspiracy 七ha七 SAMUEL BANKMAN-FRIED, a/k/a "SBF," 七he defendan七， and o七hers known and unknown, knowingly having devised and in七ending 七o devise a scheme and ar七ifice 七o defraud, and for ob七aining money and proper七y by means of false and fraudulen七 pre七enses, representa七ions, and promises, wou-ld and did 七ransmi七 and cause 七o be 七ransmi七七ed by means of wire, radio, and 七elevision communica七ion in in七ers七a七e
and些reign commerce,_ wri七ings, signs_, si_gnals, pictures, and s9unds for七he_ purl?ose of execu七ing such scheme and artifice, in violation of Ti七le 18, Uni七ed S七a七es Code, Sec七ion 1343,七o wi七， BANK阳证FRIED agreed with o七hers七o defraud cus七orners of FTX.com by misappropria七ing七hose cus七orners'deposi七s and using丘ose
deposi七S 七o· pay expenses and deb七s of Alameda esearch, BAN阳屯怼 FRIED'-s proprietary cryp七o hedge fund, and七o make inves七men七s.
(Title 18, Uni七ed S七a七es Code, Section 1349.)
COUNT TWO
(Wire Fraud on Cus七omers) The Grand Jury further charges:
- From a七leas七in or abou七2019, up to and including in
or abou七November 2022, in the Sou七hern Dis七ric七of New York and elsewhere, SAMUEL BANKMAN-FR工ED, a/k/a "SBF,"七he defendan七， knowingly having devised and in七ending七o devise a scheme and ar七ifice-七o defraud, and for ob七aining money- and proper七y by means of false an_dfraudulen七pre七enses, represe 七a七ions and promises, 七ransmi七七ed and caused 七o be 七ransmi七七ed by means of wire, radio, and七elevision communica已on in in七ers七ate and foreign commerce, writings, signs, signals, pic七ures, and sounds for七he purpose of execu七ing such scheme and ar七ifice,七o wi七，BANKMAN-FR工ED, along
w让：h o七hers, engaged in a scheme to defraud cus七omers of FTX.com
by misappropria七ing those cus七omers'deposi七s, and using七hose
depos斗七旦七o pay expen 竺� and deb七s of_ Alameda Research, BANKMAN FRIED's proprie七ary cryp七o hedge fund, and七o make inves七rnen七s.
(Ti七le 18, Uni七ed S七a七es Code, Sec七ions 1343 and 2.)
COUNT THREE
(Conspiracy七o Cammi七Wire Fraud on Lenders) The Grand Jury fur七her charges:
- From a七leas七in or abou七June 2022, up七o and including in or abqut November 2022, in the Sou七hern Dis七ric七of New York, and elsewhere, SAMUEL BANKMAN-FRIED, a/k/a "SBF,"七he defendant,
and o七hers known and unknown, willfully andknowingly did combine, conspire, confed甲ra七e, and agree七ogether and w江h each o七her七o
commi七wire fraud, in viola七ion of Ti七le 18, Uni七ed S七a七es Code, Sec七ions 1343.
- 工七 was a par七 and objec七of 七he conspiracy 七ha七 SAMUEL BANKMAN-FR工ED, a/k/a "SBF," the defendan七，and o七hers known and unknown, knowingly having devised and in七ending七o devise a scheme and ar七ifice七o defraud, and.for ob七aining money and proper七y by means of false and fraudulen七．pre七enses, represen七a七ions, and promises,.would and did七ransmi七and cause七o be transmitted by means of wire, radio, and七elevision communica七ion in in七ers七a七e and foreign commerce, wri七ings, signs, signals, pic七ures, and sounds for七he purpose of execu七ing such scheme and ar七ifice, in viola七ion of Ti七le 18, Uni七ed S七a七es Code, Section 1343,七o wi七， BAN叩-FR工ED agreed wi七h o七hers七o defraud lenders七o Alameda
Research,_ BANKMAN:-FRIED's proprie七ary cryp七o hedge fund, by providing false and misleading informa七ion七o七hose lenders regarding Alameda Research's financial condi七ion.
(Title 18, Uni七eds七a七es Code, Section 1349.)
COUNT FOUR
(Wire Fraud on Lenders) The Grand Jury fur七her charges:
- From a七leas七in or abou七2019, up七o and including in or abou七November 2022, in七he Sou七hern Dis七ric七of New York and elsewhere, SAMUEL BANKMAN-FRIED, a/k/a "SBF,,,七he defendan七， knowingly having d vised and in七ending七o de;ise a scheme and artifice七o defraud, and for ob七aining money and proper七y by means of false and fraudulen七pre七enses, represen七ations and promises, 七ransmi七七ed and caused 七o be 七ransmi七七ed by means of wire, radio, and七elevision communica七ion in in七ersta七e and foreign commerce, wri七ings, signs, signals, pie七ures, and sounds for七he purpose of execu七ing such scheme and ar七ifice, to wi七，BANKMAN-FRIED, along wi七h o七hers, engaged in a scheme七o defraud lenders七o Alameda Research, BANKMAN-FRIED's proprietary cryp七o hedge fund, by providing false and misleading informa七ion七o七hose lenders
regarding Alameda Research's financial condition.
(Ti七le 18, Uni七ed S七a七es Code, Sec七ions 1343 and 2.)
COUNT FIVE
-(Conspiracy 七o Co玉血ic Commodities Fraua)
The Grana Jury fur七her charges:
- From a七leas七in or abou七2019, up七o and including in or about November 2022, in the Sou七hern Dis七ric七of New York, and elsewhere, SAMUEL BANKMAN-FRIED, a/k/a "SBF," the defendan七，and
心ers known and unknown, willfully and knowingly did combine,
conspire, confedera七e, and agree toge七her and wi七h each o七her七o commi七an offense agains七the Uni七ed S七a七es,七o wit, commodi七ies
fraud, in viola七ion of T 七le 7, Uni七eds七a七es Code, Sec七ions 9(1) and 13(a) (5), and T江le 17, Code of F鱼deral Regula已ons, Sec巨on 180.1.
- 工七was a par七and an objec七of 七he conspiracy七ha七SAMUEL
BANKMAN-FRIED, a/k/a "SBF,"七he defendan七，and o七hers known and unknown, willfully an knowingly, would and did, directly and indirec七 us mploy, and_ a七七emp七七o use and emplo - connec旦on w让h a swap, a contract of sale of a commodi七yin in七ersta七e commerce, and for fu七ure delivery on and subjec七七o七he rules of a registered en七让y, a manipula七ive and decep七ive device and con七rivance, in con七raven七ion of Ti七le 17, Code of Federal Regulations, Sec七ion 18 o.1, by: (a) using and employing, and a七七emp七ing 七o use and employ, a manipula七ive device, scheme, and ar豆fice 七o defraud; (b) making, and a七七emp七ing to make, an un七rue and misleading s七a七emen七of a material fac七and omi七七ing 七0 S七a七e
a ma七erial fac七necessary in order to make七hes七atemen七s made no七 untrue and misleading; and (c) engaging, and at七emp七ing七o engage in an act, prac七ice, and course of business, which opera七ed and would opera七e as a frau and decei七upon a person, in viola豆on of Ti七le 7, Uni七ed S七a七es Code, Sec巨ons 9 (1) and 13 (a) (5),七o wi七， BANKMAN平R工ED agreed wi七h o七hers七o defraud cus七omers of FTX.com七rading or -in七ending to trade swaps by misappr':p豆a七ing七hose
customers'depos江sand using七hose deposi七S七o pay expenses and deb七s of Alameda Research_, BANKMAN-FR工ED's proprietary cry产o hedge fund, and七o make inves七men七s.
- In furtherance of the conspiracy and七o effec七七he
illegal objec七七hereof,七he following over七ac七，among others, was
commi七七e_d in 七he Southern Dis七ric七of New York and elsewhere: in
or abou七June 2022, SAMUEL BANKMAN-FRIED, a/k/a "SBF,"七he
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defendan七·，a-nd -0七-her-s m-lsa-pp王-2p-ria七-ed FTX. com cus七omer depos1ts in o;der七o, a;ong o七her七hings, sa芦百fy loan obligati;ns owed by
Alameda Research.
(Ti七le 18, Uni七ed S七a七es Code, Sec七ion 3 71.)
COUNT SIX
(Conspiracy七o Commi七Securi七ies Fraud) The Grand Jury fur七her charges:
- From a七leas七in or abou七May 2022, up to and including
in or abou七November 2022, in七he Sou七hern Dis七rict of New York, and elsewhere, SAMUEL BANKMAN-FR工ED, a/k/a "SBF,"七he defendan巳
and others known and unknown, willfully andknowingly did combine,
- - -
conspire, confedera七e, and agree七oge七her and w迂h each other七o comrni七an offense agains七七he Uni七ed S七a七es,七o wi七，securi七ies fraud in viola七ion of Ti七le 15, Uni七ed S七a七es Code, Sec七ions 78j (b) and 78ff, and· Ti七le 17,. Code of Federal Regula豆ons, Sec七ion
240.lOb-5.
- 工七was a par七and an objec七of 七he conspiracy七hat SAMUEL BANKMAN- FRIED, a/k/a "SBF, "七he defendan七，and o七hers known and unknown, willfully and knowingly would and did, direc七ly and indirec七ly, by use of a means and instrumen七ai让y of inters七a七e commerce and of七he mails, and of a facili七y of a na七ional securi七ies exchange, use and employ, in connection wi七h the purchase andsale of a securi七yregis七ered on a na已onal securities exchange and any securi七y not so regis七ered, a manipula七ive and decep七ive device and con七rivance, in vio1a七ion of Ti七 e 17, Code of Federal Regula巨OJ?-S, Sec七ion 240.lOb-5, by: (a) employing a device, scheme,· and artifice七o defraud; (b) making an un七rue
S七a七emen七of ma七erial fac七and omi七七ing 七0 S七a七e a ma七erial fac七 necessary in order七o make七he s七a七ernen七s made, in七he ligh七of七he circums七ances under which七hey were made, no七rni.sleading; and
(c) engaging in an ac七，prac七ice, and course of business which opera七ed and would opera七e as a fraud and.decei七upon a person, in viola七ion of Ti七le 15, Uni七ed S七a七es Code, Sec七ions 78j (b) and 78ff,七o wi七，BANKMAN-FR工ED agreed wi七h o七hers七o engage in a
scheme-to defraud inves七ors in FTX. com by providing false and mislead ng informa七ion to those inves七ors regarding FTX. com's financial condi七ion.
- In fur七herance of七he conspiracy and七o effec七七he illegal objec七．七hereof,七he following overt ac七，among o七hers, was commi七七ed in 七he Sou七hern Dis七ric七of New York and elsewhere: on or abou七Sep七ember 18, 2022,_SAMUEL BANKMAN-FRIED, a/k/a'.'SBF,"七he defendan七，caused an email七o be sen七七o an FTX inve s七or in New York, New York七ha七con七ained ma七erially false informa七ion abou七FTX's financial condi七i
(Ti七le 18, Uni七ed S七a七es Code, Sec七ion 371.)
COUNT SEVEN
(Conspiracy七o Commi七Money Laundering} The Grand Jury fur七her charges:
- From a七least in or abou七2020, up七o and including in
．一
or abou七November 2022, in七he Sou七he工n Dis七ri_c七of New York, and
elsewhere, ·SAMUEL BANKMAN-FR工ED, a/k/a "SBF,"七he defendan七，and 0七hers known and unknown, in七en七ionally and knowingl_y did combine, conspire, confedera七e, and agree七oge七her and wi七h each o七her七o viola七e Ti七le 18, Uni七ed S七a七es Code, Sec七ions 1956 (a) (1) (B) (i)
and 1957(a).
- 工七was a par七and an objec七of 七he conspiracy tha七SAMUEL BANKMAN-FR工ED, a/k/a "SBF,"七he defendan七，．and o七hers known and unknown, in an offense in and af feeting in七ers七a七e and foreign
commerce, knowing七ha七七he proper七y involved in a financial七ransac七ion,七o wi七，one or more mone七ary七ransfers, represen七ed七he proceeds of some form of unlawful ac七iv让y, would and did conduc七and a七七emp七七o conduc七such a financial七ransac七ion, which in fac七involved七he proceeds of specified unlawful ac七ivity,七o
wi七，七he wire fraud· alleged in Count Two of this Indic七men七， knowing七ha七七he七ransac七ion was designedfn w ole and in par七七o
conceal and disguise七he na七ure,七he loca旦on,七he source,七he ownership, and the con七;ol of七he proceeds of specified unlawful ac七ivi七y, in viola七ion of Ti七le 18, Uni七ed S七a七es Code, Sec七ion 1956 (a) (1) (B) (i).
- 工七 was a fur七her par七 and an objec七 of 七he conspiracy
七ha七SAMUEL-BANKMAl炉FRIED, a/k/a "SBF,"七he defendan七，and o七hers known and unknown, wi七hin七he Uni七ed S七a七es, would and did
knowingly�虚莘e and旦七七竺巴pt 七o eng旦ge in a mone七ary＿一七ransac己on
in criminally derived property of a value grea七er七han $10,000 and七ha七was derived from specified.unlawful ac七iv迂y,七0 W江，七he wire fraud alleged in Coun七Two of七his工ndic七ment, in viola七ion of ·Ti七le 18, Uni七ed S七a七es Code, Section 1957(a).
(Ti七le 18, Uni七ed S七a七es Code, Sec七ion 1956 (h).)
COUNT E工GHT
(Consp正ac 七o Defraud 七he Uni七ed S七a七es 云五d- Violate 七he Campaign Finance Laws)
The Grand Jury fur七her Charges:
- From a七leas七in or about 2020, up七o and including in or abou七November 2022, in七he Sou七hern Dis七ric七of New York, and elsewhere, SAMUEL BANKMAN-FRIED, a/k/a "SBF,"七he defendan七，and远hers known and unknown, knowingly did combine, conspire, confedera七e, and agree toge七her and w迂h each o七her七o defraud七he United State百，in viola七ion of Ti七le 18, Uni七ed S七a七es Code, Sec七ion 371, and willfully and knowingly did combine, conspire,
confedera七e, and agree七oge七her and w迂h each o七her七o comrni七 offenses against七he. United S七a七es by engaging in viola巨ons of federal law involving七he making, receiving, andrepor七ing of a con七ribu七ion, donation, or expendi七ure, in viola七ion of Ti七le 52,
_U_n_i_t d _SJ;召旦七es Code, 30109 (d) (1) (A) & (D) .
- 工七 was par七and anobjec七of 七he conspiracy 七ha七SAMUEL BANKMAN平R工ED, a/k/a "SBF,"七he defendant, and others known and unknown, would and did defraud七he Uni七ed S七a七es, and an agency七hereof, by impairing, obs七ruc七ing, and def ea七ing七he lawful func七ions of a depar七m_ent and agency of the Uni七ed S七a七es七hrough
decei七ful and dishones七means,七o wi七，七he Federal Elec七ion Commission's function七o adminis七er federal law concerning source and_amoun七res七ric七ions in federal elec七ions, including七he prohib江ions applicable to cor:12.ora七e con七ribu七ions and condui七
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con七ribu七ions, in viola七ion of Ti七le 18, Uni七ed S七a七es Code, Sec七ion 371.
- I七was a fur七her par七and objec七of七he conspiracy七ha七 SAMUEL BANKMAN-FR工ED, a/k/a "SBF,"七he defendan七，and o七hers known and unknown, would and did knowingly and willfully make contribu七ions七o candida七es for federal office, join七fundraising commi七七ees, and independent expendi七ure committees in 七he names of
0七her persons, aggrega七ing七o $25,000 and more in a calendar year, in viola七ion of Ti七le 52, United s七ates Code, Sec七ions 30122 and 30109 (d) (1) (A) & (D).
- 工七 was a fur七her par七and objec七of 七he conspiracy 七ha七 SAMUEL BANKMAN-FRIED, a/k/a "SBF,"七he defendan七，and others known and unknown, would and did knowingly and willfully make con七ribu七ions七o candidates for federal office and join七
fundrai sing�i七七�� _1::>y_• a corpora旦on, aggrega七ing 七o $25,000
and more in a calendar year, in viola七ion of Ti七le- 52, Uni七ed S七a七es Code, Sec七ions 30118 and 30109 (d) (1) (A).
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- In fur七herance of七he conspira,cy and to effec七七he illegal objec七S七hereof, the following over七act, among o七hers, was commi七七ed in the Sou七hern Distric七of New York and elsewhere: in or abou七2022, SAMUEL BANKMAN-FR工ED a/k/a "SBF,"七he defendan七， and one or more o七her conspirators agreed七o and did make corpora七e
con七ribu七ions 七o candida七es and commi七七ees in 七he Sou七hern Dis七ric七of New York飞hat were.repor七ed土n七he name of ano七her
person.
(Ti七le 18, Uni七eds七a七es.Code, Sec七ion 371.) FORFEITURE ALLEGATIONS
- As a resul七of comrni七七ing七he offenses alleged in Counts One, Two, Three, and Four of七his工ndic七men七，SAMUEL BANKMAN - FR工ED, a/k/a "SBF,"七he defendan七，shall forfei七七o七he Uni七ed
Sta七es, pursuan七 七o
Ti七le
18,
Uni七ed S七a七es Code,
足ec七ion 98:L(a)_(1._LJ_Q) and Title
28 United §_七a仁es Cod色
Sec七ion 2461(c), any and all proper七y, real and personal,七ha七 cons七itu七es or is derived from proceeds七raceable七o七he commission of said offenses, including bu七no七limi七ed七o a sum of_ mon至yin United S七a七es currency represen七ing七he amoun七of proceeds七raceable七o七he commission of said offenses.
- As a resul七 of commi七七ing the offense alleged in Coun七 Seven of七his Indic七men七，SAMUEL BANKMAN-FR工ED, a/k/a "SBF,"七he defendan七，shall forfei七七o七he Uni七ed States, pursuan七．七o Title 18, Uni七ed Sta七es Code, Sec七ion 982(a) (1), any and.all proper七y,
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real and personal, involved in said offense, or any property七raceable to such proper七y, including bu七not limi七ed七o a sum of money in United States currencyrepresen七ing the amoun七of proper七y involved in said offense.
- If any of七he above-descri forfei七able property, as a resul七of any ac七or omission of七he defendan七：（a)· c_anno七be loca七ed upon七he exercise of due diligence; (b) has been七ransferred or s ld七o, or deposi七ed with, a七hird person; (c)• has been placed beyond七he jurisdic旦on of七he Cour七； （d) has been subs七an七ially diminished in value; or (e) has been commingled with 0七her proper七y which canno七be subdivided wi七hout difficulty;· it is七he inten七of七he Uni七ed S七a七es, pursuan七七o Ti七le 21, Uni七ed S七a七es Code, Sec七ion 853(p) and Title 28, United S七ates Code, Sec七ion 2461(c),七o seek forfei七ure of any o七her proper七y of七he defendau七—up—区切evalue of七he_above forfe让able p兰9P互习3攻·
(Ti七le 18, United S七a七es Code, Sec七ion 982;
Title 21, Uni七ed S七a七es Code, Section 853; and
Ti七le 28, united S七a七es Code, section 24·61.)
庆沪～h”“佐＾
DAMIAN WIL荨AMS
Uni七ed S七a七es A七七orney
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Form No. USA-33s-274 (Ed. 9-25-58)
UN工TED STATES DISTR工CT COURT SOUTHERN D工STRICT OF NEW YORK
UNITED STATES OF AMER工CA
- V. -
SAMUEL BANKMAN-FRIED,
a/k/a "SBF,"
Defendan七．
SEALED INDICTMENT
22 Cr.
(Ti七le 7, United S七a七es Code, sec七ions 9 (1) and 13 (a) (5); Title 17, Code of
Federa·1 Regula七ions, Sec七ion 180.1; Ti七le
15, Uni七ed S七a七es Code, Sec七ions 78j (b) and
78ff; T让le 17, Code of Federal Regula七ions, Sec七ion 240.lOb-5; Ti七le 18,
Uni七ed S七a七es Code, Sec七ions 371, 1343,
一1-34-9,- 195·6丁－and—士95-7--;-Ti七l-e-52-, Bni七ed一 S七a七es Code, sec七ions 30118, 30122 and
30109(d)(l)(A) & (D).)
DAMIAN WILL工AMS
Uni七ed S七a七es A七七orney
