What Are The Chances Of Sam Bankman-Fried Winning An Appeal After Being Handed A 25 Year Sentence?

Kevin O’Brien a white collar defense attorney and partner of Ford O’Brien Landy LLP joins "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the chances of Sam Bankman Fried winning an appeal on his conviction and avoiding the 25 year sentence that was handed down.
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[@eddie10191]

That’s it 25 years. For the damage they did.

[@erikvynckier4819]

None.

[@entertainmentextremenetwor652]

Don’t drop the soap 🧼 in prison 😂😂😂

[@PorchHonky1975]

It was all fun and games… Till it ain’t 🎉😂

[@yourmanufacturingguru001]

Imagine how much other inmates going to physically abuse him!

[@damvid21]

Of course he'll win an appeal, quietly, when few are looking, and he'll walk away after 5 or so years.

[@JD-ul2zj]

Brandon gonna pardon him

[@condew6103]

Chances of an appeal depends on how many palms he greased with the money he stole.

[@ydne]

Someone just got hit by fiat.

[@YWUBHYD]

Dang.

[@jaylm4112]

Seems like that chick kinda used him went along with all his decisions as she ran Alameda itself so had to funnel and apply the funds directly, then flipped on him right away. Yeah she was at the very very core of it seriously. She has to move and funnel money and funnel it to the places it needed to be

[@condew6103]

SBF never gave an interview where he impressed me as smart enough to commit the crimes he did, like that hole in the code that let money be transferred to his girlfriend's company without setting off any alarms. That seems more like something she would have done, or some tech type who helped them set up their company.

[@PedoPeter66646]

So is the Democrat party going to pay back all of the money they defrauded from investors?

[@Dan-sc7us]

LOL! Just keep sending your money to Trump, and stop worrying!

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[@PedoPeter66646]

@@Dan-sc7us hunter is that you

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@@Dan-sc7us
I will