SBF appeals his fraud charges, requesting a retrial from the court

ChainCatcher news, according to The New York Times, FTX founder SBF has officially appealed his fraud convictions, requesting a retrial and accusing the judge presiding over his case of unfair bias against him.

In November last year, a New York jury found SBF guilty on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy related to the collapse of his cryptocurrency trading platform in November 2022. In March this year, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan sentenced SBF to 25 years in prison, of which he has already served six months.

In a 102-page appeal submitted on Friday afternoon, SBF's lawyers argued that Judge Kaplan was unfair to the FTX founder throughout the trial, making "scathing remarks that undermined the defense" and "mocking" his testimony in front of the jury.