{"id":11812,"date":"2024-10-13T08:09:40","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T08:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cryptometer.io\/news\/?p=11812"},"modified":"2024-10-13T08:09:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T08:09:42","slug":"former-ftx-executive-ryan-salame-begins-prison-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cryptometer.io\/news\/former-ftx-executive-ryan-salame-begins-prison-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Begins Prison Sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ryan Salame, a former executive of the now-defunct FTX exchange, officially reported to prison custody on October 11, 2024, at FCI Cumberland in Maryland, according to records from the Bureau of Prisons accessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Salame, who was sentenced to 90 months (7.5 years) in prison, pleaded guilty in 2023 to operating an unregulated money-transmitting business and violating campaign finance laws. These charges stem from his involvement in the 2022 collapse of FTX, which caused widespread fallout across the crypto industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Failed Attempt to Delay Prison Surrender<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Salame initially sought to delay his surrender date until December 7, 2024, citing ongoing medical treatment for a dog bite. However, prosecutors opposed the request, arguing that the delay was unnecessary. On October 10, Judge Lewis Kaplan denied the motion, forcing Salame to begin his sentence as scheduled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite several attempts to push back his prison date, Salame seemed to take his situation in stride. In a playful gesture, he updated his Twitter profile and LinkedIn page to reflect his new status as an inmate at Cumberland Correctional Institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Salame also appeared on Tucker Carlson&#8217;s podcast, where he suggested that federal prosecutors had unfairly targeted him for political reasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Salame, a former executive of the now-defunct FTX exchange, officially reported to prison custody on October 11, 2024, at FCI Cumberland in Maryland, according to records from the Bureau of Prisons accessed. 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