Sam Bankman-Fried denies he tried to sway witness, awaits possible contact restrictions

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has denied that he tried to influence a potential witness. Previously, government officials suggested that Bankman-Fried attempted to do so and requested restrictions on his communications in a Jan. 27 court filing.

SBF tried to contact FTX US General Counsel

Damian Williams, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, accused Bankman-Fried of contacting a witness on Jan. 15 via the encrypted messaging app Signal.