Samuel Raymond - Sam Bankman-Fried Case Archive

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Samuel Raymond developed part of the prosecution's customer-facing and documentary case through three witness examinations. Tareq Morad described depositing roughly $500,000 through North Dimension, believing the funds remained under his control, and relying on a public withdrawal assurance before his attempt to recover a documented balance of about $258,000 failed. On redirect, Raymond asked when Morad had the opportunity to review FTX's terms of service; Morad placed it at account signup.

Raymond then examined FTX US policy employee Eliora Katz about Bankman-Fried's congressional appearances and public statements describing customer protection and liquidity for withdrawals. Katz qualified that evidence: she had not drafted many of the earlier materials and lacked visibility into FTX's underlying operations. Through Google custodian Cory Gaddis, Raymond authenticated digital files with metadata and hash checks, establishing a foundation for 18 exhibits. Defense cross-examination showed that Gaddis's work centered on legal process and that he had limited experience interpreting technical metadata fields.

Trial Record (8)

FederalFederal Criminal TrialOct 3, 2023 – Nov 2, 2023

Samuel Raymond examined FTX customer Tareq Morad, policy employee Eliora Katz, and Google records custodian Cory Gaddis. His questions connected customer withdrawal expectations and public protection claims to authenticated records.

Day 7

Oct 12, 2023

ProceduralPost-Session SchedulingZac Prince3lines spoken

Day 9

Oct 16, 2023

sidebarDefendant’s Missed Adderall Dose3lines spoken

Summary

Defense counsel reported that the defendant had not received his extended-dose Adderall and discussed efforts to reach officials handling the issue.

DirectTareq Morad — DirectTareq MoradSamuel Raymond82lines spoken

Summary

Tareq Morad traced roughly $500,000 in FTX funding through North Dimension, described his expectations that deposits remained under his control, and testified that he relied on a withdrawal assurance before an unsuccessful attempt to recover a documented $257,948.53 balance.

CrossTareq Morad — CrossTareq MoradDavid F. Lisner4lines spoken

Summary

Morad acknowledged prior cryptocurrency-exchange experience, market-driven account losses, and that he had not read FTX's terms, while identifying the Twitter withdrawal assurance as his principal recalled basis for believing his deposited money was present.

RedirectTareq Morad — RedirectTareq MoradSamuel Raymond3lines spoken

Summary

Morad placed his opportunity to review FTX's terms of service at account signup, around March 31 or April 1, 2021.

Day 11

Oct 18, 2023

DirectEliora Michaela Katz — DirectEliora Michaela KatzSamuel Raymond154lines spoken

Summary

Eliora Katz described FTX US's policy advocacy and Bankman-Fried's congressional appearances, then addressed public claims about customer protection while emphasizing that she neither drafted the earlier materials nor knew the underlying operations.

DirectCory Gaddis — DirectCory GaddisSamuel Raymond86lines spoken

Summary

Google records custodian Cory Gaddis explained Google's automatic metadata, authenticated files through a hash check, and supported the admission of 18 exhibits before interpreting selected fields in Government Exhibit 44M.

CrossCory Gaddis — CrossCory GaddisChristian R. Everdell1line spoken

Summary

Cory Gaddis acknowledged that his Google duties centered on responding to legal process and that he had limited experience interpreting technical metadata fields.