Ryan Sasson built a business that reaped hundreds of millions of dollars in fees for helping people negotiate down their debts. But former clients — and prosecutors — say it was exploitative.
Category: Securities and Commodities Violations
No Oversight: Inside a Boom-Time Start-Up Fraud and Its Unraveling
False claims and risky trades at the Silicon Valley start-up HeadSpin were part of a pattern of trouble emerging at young companies that lacked controls.
Fourth Top FTX Executive Pleads Guilty Ahead of Sam Bankman-Fried Trial
Ryan Salame, a former FTX executive, pleaded guilty to charges linked to the sweeping fraud case against Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the failed cryptocurrency exchange.
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Gamed Markets, Crypto Rivals Say
Sam Bankman-Fried found ways to control the prices of digital coins to benefit his companies, FTX and Alameda, according to cryptocurrency investors.
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Released on $250 Million Bond
The disgraced cryptocurrency executive appeared in court in Manhattan after his extradition from the Bahamas. He will live with his parents in California.
Caroline Ellison and FTX Co-Founder Gary Wang Plead Guilty to Fraud
Caroline Ellison, the former chief executive of Alameda Research, and Gary Wang, a founder of FTX, are cooperating in the federal criminal case against Mr. Bankman-Fried.
Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX Engaged in Fraud for Years, Prosecutors Say
A criminal indictment unsealed on Tuesday and a complaint by the S.E.C. describe years of wrongdoing in Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire.