XRP Lawyer Predicts SBF’s Prison Time

XRP lawyer weighed in on how much prison time SBF could face for his role in the FTX crash.

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Replying to a tweet saying Sam Bankman-Fried set to face criminal charges for fraud In New York, Deaton said, “One of many. 10 years here and a life sentence there.”

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John Deaton suggested in his tweet that SBF could be seeing a range of sentences in the Bahamas and in the US.

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SBF’s prison time could range from 10 years to lifetime imprisonment.

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Though SBF has not been charged yet, he might see inside of the prison if he is found guilty of deliberately mismanaging users’ funds at FTX.

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Sam operated FTX from the Bahamas, which falls beyond US jurisdiction.

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However, SBF might be extradited to the US as FTX’s operations affected US citizens.

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