Key Takeaways:
- Gary Wang Sentenced: FTX co-founder Gary Wang received a sentence of time served, three years of probation, and asset forfeiture for his role in the exchange’s collapse.
- Cooperation Impact: Wang’s significant cooperation with authorities led to a lighter sentence, mirroring the outcomes for Nishad Singh and others who aided prosecutors.
- FTX Legal Fallout: With Wang’s case closed, attention turns to Sam Bankman-Fried’s appeals, including a bid for a retrial.
Gary Wang, co-founder of FTX, was sentenced to time served, three years of probation, and asset forfeiture in a New York court on November 20, 2023.
This concludes the sentencing of five executives implicated in the cryptocurrency exchange’s 2022 collapse.
FTX co-founder Gary Wang has been spared from prison over his role in the multibillion dollar fraud at the cryptocurrency exchange after prosecutors and a judge both heaped praise on him https://t.co/xgj1VrifMx
— Bloomberg Markets (@markets) November 20, 2024
Wang, who pleaded guilty to fraud in December 2022, had cooperated extensively with prosecutors, a factor that earned him a relatively lenient punishment.
Wang’s case follows sentences for other FTX associates, including former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison, who received two years in prison, and FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried, sentenced to 25 years.
Ryan Salame, a former FTX co-CEO, received 7.5 years, while Nishad Singh, FTX’s former engineering director, was similarly given a light sentence due to cooperation.
During his sentencing, Wang expressed deep remorse for his actions, describing them as cowardly and vowing to make amends.
Judge Lewis Kaplan, who presided over all related cases, acknowledged Wang’s vital role in helping authorities unravel the FTX scandal, which involved the misappropriation of $8 billion.
Attention now turns to Bankman-Fried’s appeals, including a request for retrial, as legal proceedings continue to address the fallout from the FTX collapse.
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