New emails reveal Bankman-Fried family's role in FTX finances, report
The mother, father, and younger brother of disgraced former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried reportedly helped advise on and manage the firm’s finances, according to emails seen by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The previously undisclosed emails show Bankman-Fried’s father, Alan Joseph Bankman, introducing then-FTX exec Ryan Salame to the firm’s Fenwick & West tax lawyers in September 2022. He suggested they discuss the tens of millions of dollars Salame had previously withdrawn from Alameda Research. His younger brother, Gabriel j US RBKMqE1lkQeg, was also reveal ed to have created a ‘who’s-who’ of Democrat politicians and helped direct contributions from either Sam’s personal fortune or FTX . Salame reportedly helped with the wire transfers. Salame was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for conspiracy to make unlawful political contributions and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitter. The emails also detail how Gabriel requested a $5 ...