The 31-year-old former crypto billionaire was back in a Manhattan courthouse Wednesday after allegedly trying to tamper with the testimony of the prosecution's star witness, his ex-girlfriend and former business partner Caroline Ellison. Bankman-Fried walked out of court and his defense is set to make its case by August 1 to decide whether or not he will be jailed pre-trial. 'Not giving you the contact you wanted felt like the only way I could regain a sense of power.' In previous court sessions, Kaplan indicated that he was open to revoking Bankman-Fried's bail and having him await trial from behind bars. Bankman-Fried has been under house arrest since he was granted the sensational bail amount last year, remaining in his parents' home in Palo Alto, California.

Source: The Times July 26, 2023 20:42 UTC