A spokeswoman for Mr. Bankman and Ms. Fried did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
FTX filed for bankruptcy protection in November, after a run on deposits exposed an $8 billion hole in the exchange’s accounts.
He has pleaded not guilty, and is scheduled to go on trial on Oct. 3FTX’s collapse fueled scrutiny of Mr. Bankman and Ms. Fried.
According to the lawsuit, Mr. Bankman helped arrange hundreds of millions of dollars in loans to top employees and was listed on an internal document as a member of the firm’s management team.
In messages cited in the lawsuit, Mr. Bankman complained that he was receiving a salary of only $200,000 a year, as opposed to the $1 million he thought he would get.
Persons:
Bankman, Fried, FTX, “ Gee, Sam I, ”, Larry David
Locations:
Manhattan