Molly White
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The DOJ and Sam Bankman-Fried's attorneys have come to an agreement on proposed bond modifications to submit to the judge. Among other things they would limit SBF to using a flip phone.
Full document:
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap ... .100.0.pdf
Letter – #100 in United States v. BANKMAN-FRIED (S.D.N.Y., 1:22-cr-00673) – CourtListener.com
LETTER by USA as to Samuel Bankman-Fried addressed…
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First, they propose adopting as permanent the temporary restrictions prohibiting SBF from contacting current or former FTX employees outside of the presence of counsel, from using ephemeral call/messaging apps like Signal, and from using a VPN.
He would also be limited to "a flip phone or other non-smartphone with either no internet capabilities or internet capabilities disabled" and a new laptop with software that would restrict SBF to only visiting a list of approved websites.
The websites are grouped into ones that would help him prepare his defense, and ones just for funsies. Included: Wikipedia, blockchain explorers, mainstream and crypto media outlets, Netflix, meal delivery apps, Amazon, MLB.com, and NFL.com.
Noticeably missing: Substack, Twitter, gaming platforms.
In addition to the whitelisting software, they would install software to monitor and log SBF's activity. They would also require SBF to be kept from all devices belonging to his parents.
His parents' devices would be installed with monitoring software, including software that takes photos of the person using the device to be reviewed by pretrial services.
There's also a clause where SBF agrees to not object to pen registers on his phone, Gmail, and internet service.
I'm a little confused by this simply because there's already a pen register on his Gmail (which is how the USAO discovered SBF's VPN usage).
Personally I'm a little offended that web3isgoinggreat.com didn't make the cut of "Websites for the Defendant’s Personal Use". Bad taste, Sammy.
"the defendant’s laptop be installed with monitoring and security software that will log the defendant’s user activity, which will be stored in a cloud-based repository maintained by defense counsel"
Seems odd that the defense is in charge of maintaining that, but what do I know.