Ryan Salame, former co-chief executive officer of FTX Digital Markets Ltd., exits federal court in New York, US, on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
Ryan Salame, a former top lieutenant at the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, asked a New York federal judge Wednesday to void his guilty plea to campaign finance and money-transmitting crimes, saying prosecutors are reneging on a key element of his plea agreement.
Nicholas Biase, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office, declined to comment on Salame's filing.
The charges against Salame stemmed from his involvement in a multi-million dollar campaign finance scheme during his tenure at FTX.
Bankman-Fried was allegedly also deeply involved in the campaign finance scheme.
Persons:
Ryan Salame, Michelle Bond, Bond, Salame, Lewis Kaplan, Salame's, Nicholas Biase, Sam Bankman, Fried, Caroline Ellison, Nishad Singh, Gary Wang, Singh, Wang
Organizations:
FTX Digital Markets, New, New York federal, Manhattan U.S, Attorney's, Salame, Government, U.S, Bankman, Alameda Research
Locations:
New York, FTX