Sam Bankman-Fried's bond guarantors should be named publicly, a federal judge ruled Monday after news organizations objected to the names being redacted. Bankman-Fried was released on a $250 million personal recognizance bond co-signed by his parents and two other non-parental sureties. The judge agreed with news organizations who argued the public interest weighed in favor of allowing the two names to be released. The judge's decision comes as prosecutors pushed again on Monday for a ban on Sam Bankman-Fried reaching out to potential witnessesKaplan stayed his order until February 7 to allow for an appeal. Sam Bankman-Fried's bond guarantors should be public, judge says originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News January 31, 2023 21:44 UTC