FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried tried to bribe Chinese officials, prosecutors say

By Allison Morrow | CNN

Federal prosecutors tacked on a 13th criminal charge against Sam Bankman-Fried, accusing the FTX co-founder of bribing “one or more” Chinese government officials with $40 million.

The new indictment was unsealed by the Southern District Court of New York on Tuesday.

Bankman-Fried, who is out on a $250 million bond, has already pleaded not guilty to eight criminal counts of fraud and conspiracy, and has not yet been arraigned on five others.

A bail hearing was scheduled for Thursday at 11 a.m. ET.

A spokesman for Bankman-Fried declined to comment.

In the indictment, prosecutors allege that Bankman-Fried sought to pay off Chinese officials in an

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