The Illinois Supreme Court on July 18 upheld the Pre-trial Fairness Act that eliminates cash bail for criminal defendants awaiting trial. The landmark decision makes Illinois the first state in the nation to halt the use of cash bail. The Pre-trial Fairness Act was a provision of the SAFE-T ACT (pdf), a major criminal justice…
The Illinois Supreme Court Has Ordered the Elimination of Cash Bail to Proceed
Premiers Call for Bail Reform, Push Back on Emission Reduction Steps
Canada’s premiers are calling for stronger bail conditions to reduce violent crime, as they gathered for a Council of the Federation meeting in Winnipeg. “Our discussions today were focused on building stronger communities for all Canadians, beginning with shared public safety challenges arising from violent crime in our communities,” Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, chair of…
Ontario to Create Bail Compliance Teams, Premier Says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will establish bail compliance teams in an effort to tackle violent crime. The province is investing $112 million to create dedicated teams in police forces across the province. Ford says auto thefts, assaults, break-and-enters and random acts of violence are up across the province. The government will also expand…
Sam Bankman-Fried, Prosecutors Reach New Bail Agreement
NEW YORK—Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried said they reached an agreement with U.S. prosecutors on Monday on revised bail conditions, after a judge raised the prospect of sending the indicted FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder to jail pending trial. Under some of the proposed new conditions, Bankman-Fried would have a new phone with no internet capability and…
California Suspects Released Without Bail Are More Likely to Reoffend: Study
People charged with crimes in California who were released under the state’s emergency “zero bail” policy enacted amid the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to reoffend than those who were released after posting bail, a new study has found. The study (pdf), conducted by the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office in California, compared a random sample of…
Sam Bankman-Fried Summoned to NYC by Judge Over Bail Rules
NEW YORK—FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was ordered to return to a New York courtroom this week after the federal judge assigned to his fraud case said he’s communicating with others in ways the government can’t monitor. His lawyers, however, say he was merely accessing postseason NFL football games. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on Tuesday scheduled…
FTX Gets Court Approval to Subpoena Founder Bankman-Fried, Other Insiders
Failed crypto firm FTX received court approval on Wednesday to issue subpoenas to its founder Sam Bankman-Fried and members of his family as part of the company’s investigation into “misappropriated and stolen” funds. FTX, a once-prominent crypto exchange, filed for bankruptcy protection in November amid allegations that Bankman-Fried used FTX customers’ money to prop up…
Bail Set for ‘Dances With Wolves’ Actor as Canadian Police Apply for More Charges
Bail has been set at $300,000 for a former actor in the movie “Dances With Wolves” who is facing eight sex-related charges in Nevada as police in Canada say more complainants there have come forward. Information from North Las Vegas Court says that if Nathan Chasing Horse can post bail, he could be released on…
People Who Posted Sam Bankman-Fried’s Bail Should Be Named, US Judge Rules
January 31, 2023
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NEW YORK—A U.S. judge on Monday said the names of two people who helped guarantee bail for indicted FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried should be made public, but put his ruling on hold pending an expected appeal. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan ruled in favor of several media outlets including Reuters that…
US Seeks Tighter Bail for FTX Founder Bankman-Fried to Prevent Tampering
NEW YORK—U.S. prosecutors on Friday asked a Manhattan judge to impose tougher bail conditions on Sam Bankman-Fried, expressing concern that the founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange might tamper with witnesses or destroy evidence in his criminal case. Citing Bankman-Fried’s “recent attempts to contact prospective witnesses,” prosecutors asked U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan to ban…
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