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The U.S. prosecutors said FTX laminitis Sam Bankman-Fried utilized Virtual Private Network (VPN) to entree the net connected Jan. 29 and Feb. 12, according to a Feb. 13 missive to Judge Lewis Kaplan.
The prosecutors said SBF’s VPN usage raises interest due to the fact that the mechanics could fell online activities, marque information transfers, and entree the acheronian web. They added that immoderate individuals usage VPNs to entree overseas crypto exchanges that artifact U.S. users.
However, the prosecutors conceded that galore individuals besides usage the services for “benign purposes.”
The prosecutors added that SBF’s lawyers person eased the concerns and agreed that the suspect would not usage the VPNs successful the interim.
SBF lawyers respond
Meanwhile, SBF’s lawyers said the disgraced laminitis lone utilized the VPN to ticker the National Football League (NFL) playoffs and the Super Bowl via an planetary subscription helium purchased erstwhile helium was successful the Bahamas.
“On January 29, 2023, helium watched the AFC and NFC Championship games and connected February 12, helium watched the Super Bowl. This usage of a VPN does not implicate immoderate of the concerns raised by the Government successful its letter.”
The lawyers besides corroborated the U.S. government’s petition to widen submissions connected SBF bail conditions till Feb. 17.
SBF was precocious barred from contacting FTX employees and utilizing ephemeral messaging services similar Signal.
The station US prosecutors rise concerns implicit SBF’s usage of VPN appeared archetypal connected CryptoSlate.
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