Key Witness in Trial of FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks No Prison Time at Upcoming Sentencing

Key Witness in Trial of FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks No Prison Time at Upcoming Sentencing
Caroline Ellison former CEO of Alameda Research founded by Sam Bankman-Fried goes into a wrong car as she exits the Manhattan federal court after testifying on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in New York. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried ’s collapsed cryptocurrency empire and his former girlfriend, is seeking no prison time at her sentencing later this month.

Lawyers for Ellison made the request shortly before midnight Tuesday in a filing in Manhattan federal court in advance of a sentencing scheduled for Sept. 24.