Sam Bankman-Fried Can Use an 'Air-Gapped' Laptop in Court, Judge Rules

A national justice signed disconnected connected a defence petition to let FTX laminitis Sam Bankman-Fried to usage an "air-gapped" laptop to instrumentality notes portion successful tribunal during his proceedings adjacent month.

Bankman-Fried's attorneys asked that helium beryllium allowed to usage a laptop with nary net entree to instrumentality notes during his trial, though helium would not really beryllium capable to clasp onto the laptop extracurricular of the courtroom. Judge Lewis Kaplan, the Southern District of New York justice overseeing the case, signed disconnected connected the request connected Wednesday.

The defence squad said successful its projected bid that the laptop would beryllium the aforesaid instrumentality Bankman-Fried utilized erstwhile helium was retired connected bail earlier this year, though a exertion advisor would disable immoderate web connectivity functions.

A paralegal volition beryllium tasked with bringing the laptop to tribunal successful the greeting and instrumentality it backmost from Bankman-Fried aft the proceedings ends each day. The proceedings is scheduled to statesman connected Oct. 3.

The justice besides signed disconnected connected a defence petition that Bankman-Fried beryllium allowed to deterioration a suit successful court. The U.S. Marshals Service oregon the Metropolitan Detention Center volition person to judge and support 3 suits, 4 formal shirts, 3 ties, a loop and different covering items.

Bankman-Fried appeared successful tribunal wearing a suit during hearings for the amended portion of this year, but has appeared successful a situation azygous since helium was remanded into custody past month.

The defence squad has already mislaid 2 bids to person Bankman-Fried temporarily released since helium was remanded, but has made different attempt, offering to enforce strict conditions astir the onetime FTX executive. Judge Kaplan acceptable a 5:00 p.m. ET deadline contiguous for the Department of Justice to remark connected the request.