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The two people who helped former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried with his $250 million bail bond could have their identities revealed next month after a recent ruling by United States District Judge Lewis Kaplan.<\/p>\n
According to the Jan. 30 filing, Kaplan granted the application to reveal the names of the two individuals to the public. <\/p>\n
However, Judge Kaplan has given Bankman-Fried’s legal counsel until Feb. 7 to appeal. <\/p>\n
Bankman-Fried was released from custody in December<\/a> 2022 after two unknown people signed on as sureties for the $250 million bond along with Bankman-Fried’s parents,\u00a0Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried.<\/p>\n Eight major media companies, including Bloomberg, the Financial Times and Reuters, demanded public disclosure of the two individuals<\/a> responsible for guaranteeing the bond in a Jan. 12 letter<\/a> addressed to New York District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan.<\/p>\n Related: <\/em><\/strong>Sam Bankman-Fried: \u2018I didn\u2019t steal funds, and I certainly didn\u2019t stash billions away\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Attorneys from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, acting on behalf of the media giants, argued that \u201cthe public\u2019s right to know Bankman-Fried\u2019s guarantors outweighed their privacy and safety rights.\u201d<\/p>\n Bankman-Fried\u2019s lawyers had continued to argue that the identities should be kept a secret, fearing the individuals would face harassment<\/a>. <\/p>\n