Ryan Salame, former co-chief executive officer of FTX Digital Markets Ltd., exits federal court in New York, on May 28, 2024. (Photo: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg) Judge Approves 45-Day Prison Delay for Ex-FTX Executive 'Mauled' by German Shepherd
"Defendants about to be sentenced who have medical issues often try and treat them before they begin incarceration because, unfortunately, they are unlikely to receive great medical care in prison," said Mark E. Bini, a partner at Reed Smith.
July 31, 2024 at 03:22 PM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
What You Need to Know
- Ex-FTX CEO Ryan Salame was sentenced to 90 months in prison in May for engaging in campaign finance fraud and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.
- On June 29, Salame claimed he was "mauled by a German Shepherd while visiting a friend's home."
- A federal district court in New York approved a 45-day continuance of his prison term following the mauling incident.
A federal district court in New York approved a 45-day continuance for a former FTX Digital Markets Ltd. executive to start his 90-month prison term following an animal mauling his face.
Mark E. Bini, a partner at Reed Smith in its New York and Miami offices who is a former federal prosecutor not involved in the case, said the ruling by U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan of the Southern District of New York appeared to be routine. The defendant is ex-FTX CEO Ryan Salame.
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