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Happy Wednesday, and welcome back to Dry Powder. Almost since the moment of S.B.F.’s arrest, I’ve been fascinated by the role that his father, Joe Bankman, and mother, Barbara Fried, have played in their son’s legal defense.
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Happy Wednesday, and welcome back to Dry Powder.

Almost since the moment of S.B.F.’s arrest, I’ve been fascinated by the role that his father, Joe Bankman, and mother, Barbara Fried, have played in their son’s legal defense. All signs from S.B.F. indicate that money should be tight for legal costs, but somehow, his two Stanford Law School professor parents have hired some of the best lawyers in the country. How? Today, in the fifth installment of The S.B.F. Chronicles, some fresh reporting and revelations around this mystery.

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The S.B.F. Chronicles, Part 5: The Mysteries of Stanford
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Joe Bankman and Barbara Fried, the parents of disgraced crypto prince S.B.F., remain calm and defiant and completely supportive of their son, despite the mounting legal storm, according to a person who met with them recently. This is the fifth in a series.
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