The fallen crypto mogul serving a 25-year sentence filed a clemency petition, betting on Donald Trump's history of crypto pardons even though the president had told him not to count on one. Sam Bankman-Fried, the imprisoned founder of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX, formally applied for a pardon from President Donald Trump as he serves a 25-year sentence for fraud and conspiracy. The clemency petition is listed as pending with the Justice Department’s Office of the Pardon Attorney, whil…
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