The Wackiest Political Stories of 2023From Lauren Boebert’s steamy Beetlejuice date to Ron DeSantis’s pudding fingers, U.S. politics had another bizarre trip around the sun.
ByIntelligencer Staff
the money game
The Real SBF Stood UpAn open-and-shut case finally revealed the criminal behind the legend.
Caroline Ellison’s RevengeAfter Sam Bankman-Fried blamed her for his company’s fraud, she spent hours on the witness stand implicating him in crime after crime.
ByKevin T. Dugan
court appearances
SBF’s Discount SuitIn his first appearance on trial for fraud in New York, Sam Bankman-Fried cut an unfamiliar profile.
SBF May Soon Be Restricted to a Flip PhoneProsecutors want to take away his cell and restrict his computer access after he kept violating the terms of his house arrest.
Another SBF Lieutenant May Be Close to FlippingFTX exec Nishad Singh is reportedly close to a deal with prosecutors, which would make him the third member of Bankman-Fried’s circle to cooperate.
FTX Even Had a Woo-Woo Life CoachSam Bankman-Fried hired his own psychiatrist to coach staffers about “happiness” and to encourage them to go on dates.
ByMatt Stieb
ftx fallout
The FTX Investigations Are Getting MessyProsecutors say SBF may have engaged in witness tampering. Meanwhile, Caroline Ellison and others aren’t cooperating in the bankruptcy case.
It’s Dismantling Season for FTXSBF’s disgraced company has lost the rights to its Miami arena as it recovers $5 billion in assets to pay back customers.