U.S. Prosecutors Suspect SBF's Appeal Request Letter Was Not Sent by Him

Mars Finance News, March 23 — According to CoinDesk, U.S. federal prosecutors told the judge that a letter claiming to be sent by Sam Bankman-Fried from prison was actually mailed via FedEx from another location, suggesting someone may have impersonated him externally. This submission adds new complications to Bankman-Fried’s appeal after his conviction. The founder of FTX was previously sentenced to 25 years for fraud and conspiracy and is currently serving time at a federal detention center in San Pedro, California, while seeking a retrial. Prosecutors pointed out that the suspicious letter was registered on March 16, but the mailing origin was listed as Palo Alto or Menlo Park, and it incorrectly marked the federal prison as a state facility, using a printed “/s/” instead of a real signature. Prosecutors also emphasized that U.S. prison regulations prohibit inmates from sending mail via private couriers like FedEx. Due to these anomalies, the prosecution believes there is “reason to suspect” that the letter was not sent by Bankman-Fried himself. Although the U.S. government has not directly accused him or his associates of forging documents, this development indicates that prosecutors are questioning the authenticity of the materials submitted during his request for a retrial. Meanwhile, Bankman-Fried continues to assert that he has not received a fair trial and claims that, as the FTX bankruptcy proceedings progress and customer funds are gradually recovered, new evidence favorable to him has emerged.