Sam Bankman-Fried, the former crypto billionaire who orchestrated one of the largest financial frauds in history, officially asked President Donald Trump for a pardon, according to the Justice Department’s website.

The FTX founder is betting on a Trump clemency spree that's already freed crypto's biggest names.

And he might just get one, even after running a multi-billion dollar fraud scheme.

Bankman-Fried's clemency plea highlights ongoing debates over presidential pardon powers and their impact on justice for financial crimes.

Sam Bankman-Fried is pressing ahead with his bid for a presidential pardon, even after President Trump said he has no plans to grant clemency.

The FTX co-founder is serving a 25-year sentence, doled out in 2024.

Sam Bankman-Fried formally filed a Trump pardon request with the DOJ on June 8, 2026. FTT jumped 50% on the news.

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President Trump previously ruled out a pardon for Sam Bankman-Fried—but the FTX founder has applied for one anyway.

SBF formally applies for a Trump pardon after a year of public praise on X, but the White House points back to Trump's January rejection.

The convicted FTX fraudster serving a 25-year prison sentence now has a formal filing for the presidential pardon he’s been openly seeking, plus a new jailhouse phone interview…

Sam Bankman-Fried, convicted in the FTX cryptocurrency empire collapse, has formally applied for a presidential pardon. He submitted his application to the Justice Department…

Sam Bankman-Fried has formally petitioned for a presidential pardon from President Donald Trump, even as Trump has publicly indicated he does not intend to grant clemency to the…

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has filed a formal pardon request with President Donald Trump while continuing to appeal his fraud conviction.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has formally asked Trump for a presidential pardon from prison. Trump said in January he has "no intention" of granting one.

The cofounder of the now defunct FTX crypto exchange is currently serving a 25-year federal prison sentence.

The request was made by Bankman-Fried to the Department of Justice Office of the Pardon Attorney, according to its database.

Fue condenado a 25 años de cárcel por apropiarse de unos 8.000 millones de dólares de los inversores para sostener una vida de lujos y excesos

Sam Bankman-Fried, the former crypto billionaire who orchestrated one of the largest financial frauds in history, officially asked President Donald Trump for a pardon, according…

The former crypto executive was sentenced to 25 years in prison after prosecutors accused him of misappropriating billions of dollars in customer funds

Convicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried applies for a Trump pardon, testing the former president’s stance on white-collar crime and controversial crypto cases