U.S. authorities reject SBF's appeal to overturn convictions and sentencing related to FTX bankruptcy

ChainCatcher message, according to recent court documents, the government believes that Sam Bankman-Fried's claims are baseless, asserting that the jury's verdict and trial outcome are reasonable.

SBF had filed a request in September with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn his conviction. He argued that Judge Lewis Kaplan's judicial bias and procedural errors undermined his trial. Bankman-Fried stated that the judge's decisions limited key defense arguments and restricted evidence regarding his investments. He also suggested that FTX's financial issues were exaggerated, implying that customers could still recover their funds.

The government dismissed these arguments, pointing out that SBF's appeal failed to demonstrate any errors or biases in the original trial. The government also supported the denial of SBF's request to compel third-party debtors to provide specific documents, stating that the court's actions were correct since those documents were not in the court's possession.