Jurors have sat through his trial for nearly a month now, hearing from witnesses including some of Mr. Bankman-Fried’s closest associates, who placed blame squarely on him.
On Wednesday, closing arguments were made by a federal prosecutor, Nicolas Roos, and Mr. Bankman-Fried’s lawyer, Mark Cohen.
In his closing statements, Mr. Roos reminded the jury of the evidence and testimony from witnesses who said Mr. Bankman-Fried had directed them to commit crimes.
Mr. Cohen sought to portray his client as someone who acted in good faith but made mistakes.
He has held the trial on some Fridays, which the jury usually has off, and has been willing to hold jurors past 4:30 p.m., when they are usually relieved.
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Bankman, Nicolas Roos, Mark Cohen, Danielle Sassoon, Cohen’s, Roos, Fried, Cohen, Judge Lewis A, Kaplan, Judge Kaplan