Why Isn't Sam Bankman-Fried in Jail?
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It's day 20 and SBF still isn't in jail. What gives? Ryan and David give their thoughts on why that may be and how this all might play out.

Also, stay tuned toward the end of the show for a special guest appearance from our boots-on-the-ground Bahamas correspondent to give their take from the belly of the beast.

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------ Timestamps:

0:00 Intro 5:44 SBF to Prison? https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/11/13/could-sam-bankman-fried-go-to-prison-for-the-ftx-disaster/)  9:00 Criminal Misconduct https://twitter.com/RBPFPolice/status/1591864528291221504)  10:25 1M Creditors https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/15/ftx-says-could-have-over-1-million-creditors-in-new-bankruptcy-filing.html)  14:21 Alameda Backend https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/13/sam-bankman-frieds-alameda-quietly-used-ftx-customer-funds-without-raising-alarm-bells-say-sources.html)  16:30 SBF Backdoor https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/exclusive-least-1-billion-client-funds-missing-failed-crypto-firm-ftx-sources-2022-11-12/)  17:28 Buying Properties https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-bankman-frieds-ftx-parents-bought-bahamas-property-worth-121-mln-2022-11-22/)  18:35 $1B Personal Loan https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-17/ftx-s-bankman-fried-received-1-billion-loan-from-alameda)  19:08 Cashing Out $300M https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/11/18/sam-bankman-fried-cashed-out-300m-in-previous-funding-round-wsj/)  21:40 NYT Puff Piece https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1592296341346320384)  https://twitter.com/TrungTPhan/status/1592349684471037955)  24:15 Liz Hoffman of WSJ https://twitter.com/lizrhoffman/status/1595184595409969153)  25:30 Alameda CEO https://twitter.com/Forbes/status/1593615727512227840)  26:14 Pandemic Prevention https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/11/16/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-pandemic-prevention/)  27:42 NYT Conference https://www.news.com.au/finance/money/investing/sam-bankmanfried-to-appear-at-new-york-times-conference-despite-ftx-bankruptcy/news-story/2e02d2fd6e584cc5b3148d0f6ba14a2f)  https://twitter.com/andrewrsorkin/status/1595517635441090565)  https://twitter.com/WSBChairman/status/1595512773177446412)  https://twitter.com/MattWalshInBos/status/1596130827733188608)  https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1595591868275826688)  33:50 Grants to Media https://twitter.com/teddyschleifer/status/1591191408589017088)  https://www.coinage.media/)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g9ycHS0xtU)  https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/27/ftx-ceo-leads-trustless-medias-seed-round-to-help-build-community-owned-web3-shows/)  41:00 Balaji Thread https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1592661466012061696)  50:45 Political Donations https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/beleaguered-crypto-billionaire-was-hobnobbing-at-white-house-just-six-months-ago/)  https://www.livemint.com/market/cryptocurrency/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-team-among-top-political-donors-before-bankruptcy-11669031663161.html)  https://twitter.com/dankeeler/status/1519780887893790724)  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-25/ftx-mcconnell-bankman-fried-super-pac-donation)  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/22/business/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-influence.html)  51:47 Returning Money https://www.texastribune.org/2022/11/29/beto-orourke-sam-bankman-fried-ftx/)  52:40 ON THE GROUND BAHAMAS CORRESPONDENT 55:25 Psychology Autopsy https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/technology/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-psychiatrist.html)  1:05:45 Why Isn't Sam Bankman-Fried in Jail? 1:14:30 Closing & Disclaimers

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