Bankman-Fried's fate will be announced in Manhattan on Thursday morning by Judge Lewis Kaplan, who presided over the monthlong trial in November.
Bankman-Fried was found guilty of seven charges tied to the collapse of crypto exchange FTX and the roughly $10 billion of customer deposits that went missing.
Lawyers representing the bankruptcy estate of FTX told a judge in Delaware last month that they expect to fully repay customers and creditors with legitimate claims.
Bankman-Fried's defense team has asked the court for a sentence in the range of 63 to 78 months.
Beyond the fact that he's a "first time, nonviolent offender," attorneys for the FTX founder largely lean on the argument that Bankman-Fried's risky bets paid off and the bankruptcy estate expects to fully repay FTX customers.
Persons:
Sam Bankman, Fried, Judge Lewis Kaplan, Kaplan, FTX, Andrew Dietderich, —, John Ray III, Michael Kives
Organizations:
K5 Global, SpaceX
Locations:
Manhattan, Delaware, Alameda, Bankman, Palo Alto , California