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A New Clue in S.B.F.’s Washington Scandal

Prosecutors are investigating donations made by Nishad Singh, the Democratic mega-donor and S.B.F roommate who could maybe bury his former ally—or join him on the firing line.
Theodore Schleifer • January 6, 2023
William D. Cohan • January 4, 2023
The S.B.F. Chronicles, Part 3: The Big Short
While Sam Bankman-Fried was being fêted by the bulls on Wall Street, the renowned short-seller Marc Cohodes was sounding a five-alarm fire.
Back when Bankman-Fried was buying arena naming rights and casting Larry David in commercials, the short-seller Marc Cohodes smelled something funky. “Who would give this mop-headed, dyslexic, A.D.D. guy a dime on some crazy strategy?” as he told me. This is the third in a series.
Theodore Schleifer • January 4, 2023
S.B.F. Subpoena Paranoia
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Democrats who once eagerly solicited money from S.B.F. are now preparing for the worst: door-knocks from prosecutors, document-retention orders, and nine months of anxiety courtesy of the Southern District of New York.
Sam Bankman-Fried
William D. Cohan • December 28, 2022
The S.B.F. Chronicles, Part 2: Schmuck Insurance
During a sideline conversation at a fintech conference, some 15 months ago, S.B.F. offered some stunning revelations about how the sausage was made at FTX. This is the second in a series.
Jeff Bezos
Theodore Schleifer • December 28, 2022
Bezos’s NFL Dreams & S.B.F.’s First Campaign
Will the league let the man behind Thursday Night Football also own one of the teams in the game? Well, if you’re willing to pay 30x what you did for The Washington Post, anything is possible.
Sam Bankman-Fried
Eriq Gardner • December 26, 2022
Will S.B.F. Make a Deal?
Bar heavies and white shoe litigators weigh in with their most provocative legal predictions for 2023: on the future of Hollywood M&A, Murdoch’s defamation headache, Trump’s obstruction jeopardy, and more.
Sam Bankman-Fried
Theodore Schleifer • December 22, 2022
The S.B.F. Campaign Finance Whodunnit, Part 2
Further news and notes on the Sean McElwee-S.B.F. saga, and the campaign-finance scandal of the moment.
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William D. Cohan • December 21, 2022
The S.B.F. Chronicles, Part 1: The Bridge Loan to Nowhere
A voyage to the Middle East with Anthony Scaramucci in search of $1 billion led to a meeting with M.B.S.—followed by a peculiar call from S.B.F.’s dad. This piece is the first in a series focused on early S.B.F. warning signs.
Sam Bankman-Fried
William D. Cohan • December 14, 2022
The S.E.C.’s Treatise on S.B.F.
In short, the S.E.C. is alleging that S.B.F. out-Madoffed Madoff, who at least had the decency to keep his market-making operations on the 19th floor of the Lipstick Building, separate from his money management Ponzi scheme two floors below. S.B.F. mixed them all together.
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Theodore Schleifer • December 14, 2022
An S.B.F. Campaign Finance Whodunnit
Inside the Bankman-Fried indictment is a tantalizing footnote to its most explosive allegations: a massive money-in-politics scandal. Here’s how to decode the various theories making the rounds over the last 24 hours—what’s real, what’s bullshit, and what we still don’t know.