Why Martin Shkreli Thinks SBF's New Judge Could Still Be Lenient - Ep. 438

Unchained

Martin Shkreli, entrepreneur, investor and convicted white-collar criminal, talks about the new judge assigned to the case against Sam Bankman-Fried, whether Sam’s going to plead guilty or not, and the potential involvement of his family in the lawsuit.

Show highlights:

whether Sam Bankman-Fried truly did not have money to post bail
why the government did not restrict Sam's usage of the internet and social media
why Martin thinks the new judge assigned to the case, Judge Lewis Kaplan, is good for SBF
how many years Judge Kaplan could sentence SBF to, given his unusual work experience
whether there's still a chance that Sam could paint this case as a business failure
how defense attorneys will likely try to exploit the romantic relationship between Ellison and SBF in their favor
why it is unlikely that SBF will plead guilty on the January 3rd arraignment date
what a telemarketing fraudster case has to do with FTX
how the prosecutors could indict SBF's family if he doesn't plead guilty
how a jury would be selected
whether Sam has enough funds to pay for a decent lawyer and how that's going to affect the case
how Martin learned about crypto while he was in prison
how prisoners engage with crypto while incarcerated
whether Sam could run a business from prison