"U.S. Judge to Decide Fate of FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Amid Witness Tampering Allegations"
A U.S. judge will decide on Friday whether to send FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to jail over alleged witness tampering. Federal prosecutors have requested the revocation of Bankman-Fried's bail, citing a "pattern of witness tampering and evading his bail conditions." Bankman-Fried's court appearance is the latest in a series of pre-trial hearings related to his interactions with the press. Defense attorneys argue that Bankman-Fried was exercising his First Amendment rights and did not violate his bail conditions. The government claims that Bankman-Fried leaked private diary entries of his ex-girlfriend, who is expected to be a key witness. Prosecutors plan to file a new superseding indictment next week.