Sam Bankman, the man behind one of the largest ever financial frauds in history, has been lodged in the same jail as the infamous rapper Sean P Diddy Combs. While Bankman is serving his 25-year prison sentence after being found guilty on multiple counts, Diddy is awaiting trial for federal charges of s*x trafficking, racketeering, and more. And apparently, the two have become friends of sorts.
In a rare, unusual interview, Bankman talked about the outsed rapper and revealed details about their interaction. Stating that Diddy had been kind to him, Bankman’s now-viral comments led to some hilarious fan reactions.
Sam Bankman on being friends with Diddy in prison
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange, has been in jail for the past two years. He has been serving his 25-year prison sentence after being found guilty of seven fraud and conspiracy counts after 2022’s FTX collapse that led to $8 billion worth of financial frauds, one of the biggest ones in history (via US Department of Justice).
Lodged in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Centre, Bankman is in the same prison facility as Sean P Diddy Combs, who is awaiting trial on several serious charges relating to s*x trafficking. Recently, in an unusual interview given to Tucker Carlson from behind bars, Bankman opened up about meeting Diddy in prison and how they have apparently developed a friendship.
I’ve only seen one piece of him, which is Diddy in prison. He’s been kind to people in the unit. He’s been kind to me. It’s a position no one wants to be in. Obviously, he doesn’t, I don’t.
Although he did not share further details about his ‘friendship’ with the rapper, Bankman added that prison is kind of a soul-crushing place for the world in general. As for his fraudulent actions, Bankman added that while he feels bad for what happened, he doesn’t believe he was a criminal, reiterating similar claims he made in his first interview from prison with The New York Sun.
Netizens react to Sam Bankman’s prison interview and his ‘friendship’ with Diddy
Sam Bankman is one of the most famous white-collar criminals in the history of the United States. And he is lodged in the same jail as another one of the most famous alleged criminals in the world, rapper Sean P Diddy Combs. Naturally, his comments about their ‘friendship’ went viral across the internet.
Continuing to believe that he is not at fault and will probably be out when he will be in his late 40s, despite his prison sentence not ending till he is 57, Bankman’s jailhouse interview has led to some amusing reactions from netizens. Especially after his revelation about Diddy went viral, this is what fans had to say:
Meanwhile, some netizens are criticizing Tucker Carlson for interviewing Sam Bankman over his criminal activities. Moreover, following his rare interview from behind bars, Mark Botnick, Bankman’s crisis manager, has quit representing him since he had no idea about the controversial interview (via Business Insider).
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