— Crime, John Karony
LONG READ: How John Karony went from visionary to convicted fraudster
The SafeMoon saga, in all its low-rent absurdity and sheer incompetence, may be the perfect encapsulation of crypto’s maximum-fraud era.
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— John Karony, Legal
SafeMoon CEO defense claims there was no conspiracy among execs
The defense said there could be no conspiracy between John Karony and SafeMoon CTO Thomas “Papa” Smith, because Smith was just taking orders.
— John Karony, Legal
EXCLUSIVE: SafeMoon liquidity spending ‘good business,’ says defense
CEO John Karony is accused of secretly withdrawing funds from SafeMoon liquidity pools and using them to buy cars and real estate.
— John Karony, Legal
John Karony trial starts with a confused witness and SafeMoon merch
The trial of former SafeMoon CEO John Karony saw testimony from a victim who lost $20K and a SafeMoon die-hard in a branded hoodie.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial is over — what now?
A stoic Sam Bankman-Fried sat down after the verdict, changed his mind, and hovered half-out of his chair as if looking for direction.
What does Sam Bankman-Fried think he did?
Jurors are set to begin deliberations in the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried -- but will they entertain his story and claims of ignorance?
Sam Bankman-Fried just failed the most important exam of his life
In cross-examination, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried came off as evasive -- to the point that Judge Kaplan called him out.
Sam Bankman-Fried is about to walk into a brutal interrogation
Sam Bankman-Fried's defense team and its scattergun approach have left him open to an expansive cross-examination by prosecutors.
Sam Bankman-Fried on the stand is even worse than we expected
Bankman-Fried crumbled under cross-examination, stumbling, mumbling, avoiding questions, and saying he “did not recall” key details.
How Sam Bankman-Fried thought he could win it all back
It appears that, for fallen FTX wonder boy Sam Bankman-Fried, stealing funds from customers was purely rational.