SBF plans to have a law firm defend him against the charges

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) intends to defend himself by blaming the law firm Fenwick & West. SBF stated that providing loans to FTX and Alameda executives, setting Signal messages to auto-delete, and establishing a series of North American entities were all done in "good faith," as he followed the advice of lawyers, including those from Fenwick & West.

SBF's defense team issued a letter on Wednesday stating that he would provide evidence showing that the company's internal lawyers and Fenwick attorneys "were involved in the review and approval of decisions related to these matters." The letter also objected to the Department of Justice's request for more information regarding the defense, claiming that prosecutors had previously opposed the defense team's efforts to obtain information from the law firm.