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peoplepersonSamuel Bankman-FriedLewis A. KaplanDanielle R. SassoonNicolas RoosThane RehnDanielle KudlaSamuel RaymondMark S. CohenChristian R. EverdellDavid F. LisnerS. Gale DickCaroline EllisonGary WangNishad SinghAdam YedidiaCan SunPeter Douglas EastonZac PrinceJoseph PimbleyMarc-Antoine JulliardChristian DrappiKungyu Matthew HuangRichard BusickKrystal RollePaige OwensShamel MedranoRobert BoroujerdiEliora Michaela KatzTareq MoradCory GaddisMarc TroianoRyan SalameRamnik AroraSam TrabuccoBen XieChristina RolleRyne MillerMatt BallensweigMichael KivesGrant BiancoChangpeng ZhaoDan FriedbergPeoplePeople in the Sam Bankman-Fried federal trial record, including the defendant, witnesses, attorneys, judge, FTX and Alameda personnel, customers, investors, lenders, and others discussed in testimony.

Judge(1)

Prosecution(5)

Defense(4)

Witnesses(20)

Caroline Ellison
Alameda Research
Former chief executive officer of Alameda Research, where she began as a trader and later served as co-CEO.
2,164 lines·6 appearances
Gary Wang
FTX and Alameda Research
Co-founder and former chief technical officer of FTX, and a co-founder of Alameda Research.
2,053 lines·8 appearances
Nishad Singh
FTX and Alameda Research
Former head of engineering at FTX and an early employee of Alameda Research.
1,462 lines·4 appearances
Adam Yedidia
FTX and Alameda Research
Former FTX software developer and Alameda Research trader who was a longtime friend of Samuel Bankman-Fried.
1,003 lines·4 appearances
Can Sun
FTX International
Former general counsel of FTX International, responsible for legal, licensing, regulatory, corporate, and fundraising work.
504 lines·4 appearances
Peter Douglas Easton
University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame accounting professor with expertise in finance, accounting, and financial-statement analysis.
410 lines·4 appearances
Zac Prince
BlockFi
Founder of BlockFi, a cryptocurrency lending platform for retail and institutional clients.
320 lines·6 appearances
Joseph Pimbley
PF2 Securities
Financial consultant affiliated with PF2 Securities, with experience in quantitative finance, risk management, coding, and databases.
243 lines·2 appearances
Marc-Antoine Julliard
London-based commodities trader specializing in cocoa brokerage who held an account on FTX.
185 lines·5 appearances
Christian Drappi
Alameda Research
Former Alameda Research software engineer who wrote code supporting the firm's cryptocurrency trading.
179 lines·2 appearances
Kungyu Matthew Huang
Paradigm
Co-founder and managing partner of Paradigm, a venture capital firm focused on cryptocurrency and digital assets.
177 lines·2 appearances
Richard Busick
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent with expertise in historical cell-site analysis.
145 lines·2 appearances
Krystal Rolle
Rolle & Rolle
Bahamian litigation attorney and partner at Rolle & Rolle who represented Samuel Bankman-Fried in the Bahamas.
131 lines·3 appearances
Paige Owens
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation forensic accountant assigned to the public corruption unit.
127 lines·3 appearances
Shamel Medrano
United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York
Investigative analyst with the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
127 lines·2 appearances
Robert Boroujerdi
Third Point
Former Third Point managing director who led the firm's markets business and strategy.
111 lines·2 appearances
Eliora Michaela Katz
FTX US
Former FTX US director of government relations and policy in Washington, D.C.
96 lines·2 appearances
Tareq Morad
Calgary hotel owner and operator who held an account on FTX.
86 lines·3 appearances
Cory Gaddis
Google
Google records custodian responsible for responding to legal process and authenticating company records.
84 lines·2 appearances
Marc Troiano
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent assigned to a corporate, securities, and commodities fraud squad.
76 lines·2 appearances

Mentioned(9)

Ryan Salame
FTX
Former FTX head of settlements who also held senior responsibilities at FTX Digital Markets.
22 mentions
Ramnik Arora
FTX
Former FTX executive responsible for ventures, investor relations, product work, and fundraising.
10 mentions
Sam Trabucco
Alameda Research
Former Alameda Research trader who became co-head of trading and later co-chief executive officer with Caroline Ellison.
10 mentions
Ben Xie
Alameda Research
Former senior trader and head of trading at Alameda Research.
7 mentions
Christina Rolle
Securities Commission of the Bahamas
Executive director of the Securities Commission of the Bahamas during the events described in the record.
6 mentions
Ryne Miller
FTX US
Former general counsel of FTX US.
5 mentions
Matt Ballensweig
Genesis
Former head of lending at Genesis and an account manager for Alameda Research's relationship with the firm.
4 mentions
Michael Kives
K5
Principal at K5, a firm involved in investment and networking discussions with Samuel Bankman-Fried.
4 mentions
Grant Bianco
United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York
Paralegal specialist with the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York who assisted the government in court.
2 mentions

Law enforcement(2)

Changpeng Zhao
Binance
Founder and chief executive officer of Binance, identified in the record by the initials CZ.
9 mentions
Dan Friedberg
FTX
Former FTX lawyer and chief regulatory officer whose work included company policy and regulatory matters.
8 mentions