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Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has been in the spotlight with a picture allegedly showing him with “G Lock” and five other convicted individuals. In the photo, SBF, who is said to have been taken in New York’s Metropolitan Prison, attracts attention with a new beard and slimmer appearance. Independent crypto reporter Tiffany Fong identified this picture as the only Bankman-Fried photo published after being convicted of fraud in August 2023.
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The photo, which is claimed to have been taken on December 17, depicts Bankman-Fried with five other inmates. Fong shared this photo during an interview with former MDC prisoner “G Lock”. While G Lock provided some insights into Bankman-Fried’s prison life, he described him as “strangely devil-like” but also noted that he was “a good man”. It was also shared that Bankman-Fried did not shave or take showers in prison conditions.
First photo of Sam Bankman-Fried in jail at MDC Brooklyn. (December 17, 2023) pic.twitter.com/QlENjjmeQG
— Tiffany Fong (@TiffanyFong_) February 20, 2024
Some members of the crypto industry commented on SBF’s situation in the photo. Some noted that prison life wasn’t treating him well, while others joked that he’d joined gangs in prison. On the other hand, Bankman-Fried’s prison attitude was claimed to be “more gangster” than American rapper Tekashi Six Nine as Bankman-Fried hadn’t “snitched on anyone” in prison.
Finally, according to Fong, while Bankman-Fried’s friends in prison poked fun at his relationship with Caroline Ellison, it was reported they watched his interview that was published with the biography of Michael Lewis’s Big Short book.