Caroline Ellison, former co-CEO of Alameda Analysis, has requested no jail time for her position within the FTX collapse, in response to a Sept. 10 court docket submitting.
Her authorized crew argued that her sentence must be restricted to time served, adopted by supervised launch, due to her in depth cooperation with the authorities throughout Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial.
Additional, the attorneys famous that the Probation Division really helpful a time-served sentence and three years of supervised launch.
They said:
“The Probation Division recommends a sentence of time served with three years of supervised launch. The PSR grounds this advice in Caroline’s extraordinary cooperation with the federal government, her in any other case unblemished report, and the quite a few testimonials of Caroline’s honesty and moral conduct each earlier than she began working at Alameda and since she left Alameda.”
The protection additionally argued that Ellison poses no danger of repeating her offenses and isn’t a menace to public security. They claimed that her early request for forgiveness, full accountability, and in depth cooperation warrant leniency and respect for the regulation.
Ellison’s cooperation
The court docket submitting additionally contained statements from her former colleagues, pals, and household, illustrating how Ellison’s helpfulness aided the US authorities’ case in opposition to the incarcerated founding father of the defunct crypto alternate.
Notably, John J. Ray III, the CEO overseeing FTX’s chapter property, credited Ellison’s help as “precious” in stabilizing the alternate throughout its collapse. He mentioned her cooperation helped his crew defend and protect “a whole lot of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} in Debtor property” to learn collectors and perceive FTX’s methods.
In the meantime, attorneys representing class motion lawsuits in opposition to FTX executives praised her contributions to recovering creditor funds.
Robert Cleary, the court-appointed examiner, echoed related sentiments in his transient remarks about Ellison’s helpfulness.
Moreover, the attorneys identified that excerpts from Ellison’s diary present insights into her mindset whereas at Alameda. In addition they famous that her romantic emotions for him difficult her work relationship with Bankman-Fried.
Ellison’s sentencing is about for Sept. 24, 2024.
