PANews reported on February 29 that, according to CoinDesk, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) submitted a sentencing recommendation document requesting a lighter sentence from the court, including letters of support from his friends and family. Notably, SBF's cellmate Carmine Simpson, a former NYPD constable, wrote a letter that drew attention to the extortion attempt. Simpson wrote: "SBF is the least threatening... Having been targeted for bullying, harassment and assault more frequently than the average prisoner, extensive media coverage of the SBF case and his former net worth led to Long extortion attempts. ” Hassan Minhas, a clinical psychiatrist, wrote that he believes SBF meets the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder, meaning he may "face a range of additional challenges" in prison and therefore "require ongoing treatment and supervision". Previously, it was reported yesterday that SBF lawyers suggested that the sentencing period for the FTX fraud case should be between 63 and 78 months. In addition, CoinDesk added that SBF lawyers believe that the "appropriate method for determining a fair verdict" should take into account the level of offence adjusted against 'zero loss', which will be considered in line with the 63-78 month recommended guideline range. The document relies heavily on the argument that there is "zero damage to customers, lenders and investors" as FTX's Rekt liquidation is expected to fully repay its customers.

During SBF's criminal trial, Nishad Singh, former director of engineering at FTX, read out in court a list of deals in a spreadsheet showing that FTX offered well over $1 billion in promotional money to celebrities and influencers. The deals included FTX's $135 million renaming of Miami's well-known entertainment center to FTX Arena (now Kaseya Center). The list also includes $28 million paid to NBA basketball player Steph Curry, $14 million paid to Canadian businessman Kevin O'Leoary, and undisclosed payments to NFL quarterback Tom Brady, supermodel Gisele Bundchen and actor Larry David. Singh said the deals totaled $1.3 billion. （The Block） Previously, crypto KOL Autism Capital posted some facts about the FTX trial on the X platform: SBF, desperate to borrow money by showing Lender its balance sheet when FTX was about to crash, asked former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison, former FTX CTO Gary Wang, and former FTX engineering chief Nishad Singh to put their personal assets — Including cryptocurrency and Serum (SRM) – handed over to Alameda to maintain operations. He even incorporated his own personal FTX stake, which he had tried to hide in Paper Bird, another independent non-Alameda/FTX entity he owned.

Crypto KOL Autism Capital Posts Some Facts About FTX Trial on Platform X: SBF, desperate to borrow money by showing Lender its balance sheet at a time when FTX was about to crash, asked former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison, former FTX CTO Gary Wang, and former FTX engineering chief Nishad Singh handed over their personal assets — including cryptocurrency and Serum (SRM) — to Alameda to stay afloat. He even incorporated his own personal FTX stake, which he had tried to hide in Paper Bird, another independent non-Alameda/FTX entity he owned.