CFTC Case Against Sam Bankman-Fried Postponed Until After Criminal Trial

A judge has granted a request by U.S. prosecutors to have the Commodities and Futures Commission’s (CFTC) civil case against FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried be delayed until after the criminal fraud case against him is completed.

In a filing last week, prosecutors said a stay in both the CFTC and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cases would save time and resources because the outcome of the criminal case “is likely to have a significant impact on what issues are ultimately in dispute in the Civil Cases.”

The request to stay the SEC case is pending.

Bankman-Fried had consented to the issuance of a stay in the civil cases, as had counsel for fellow FTX and Alameda executives Gary Wang and Caroline Ellison, and counsel for the bankrupt estates of FTX.com and Alameda.

Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty to the criminal fraud charges against him. The criminal case is due to begin in October.