Jailed Sam Bankman-Fried Can’t Prepare for Trial Without Vegan Diet and Adequate Meds, Lawyers Say

Jailed Sam Bankman-Fried Can’t Prepare for Trial Without Vegan Diet and Adequate Meds, Lawyers Say
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Manhattan federal court in New York on June 15, 2023. Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried can’t adequately prepare for trial in six weeks while in jail without proper access to computers, necessary medications to help him concentrate, and a better diet than bread, water, and peanut butter, his lawyers told a magistrate judge Tuesday.

The lawyers made their complaints at a Manhattan federal court hearing after Mr. Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to seven charges he'll face at his Oct. 3 trial, including wire fraud and multiple conspiracy counts.