• Defunct crypto exchange FTX sues ex-employees.  
• Additionally, the filing alleged that the defendants swiftly withdrew assets in that period.

FTX [FTT] has taken legal action against former employees of Salameda, an affiliated Hong Kong-based entity. This was done in an attempt to recover approximately $157.3 million, as disclosed in a court filing on Thursday (21 September).

The lawsuit specifically targets individuals including Michael Burgess, Matthew Burgess, Lesley Burgess (their mother), Kevin Nguyen, Darren Wong, and two companies owned or controlled by them. These entities had accounts registered at both FTX.com and FTX US. The lawsuit alleged fraudulent asset withdrawals in the lead-up to FTX’s bankruptcy.

The defendants allegedly benefited from preferential transfers during what is known as the Preference Period. This period spanned the 90 days leading up to FTX’s bankruptcy filing in November 2022. Additionally, the filing also state that the defendants swiftly withdrew assets and leveraged their connections within FTX to secure a priority position over other customers.

Legal action against former employees

This lawsuit represented another effort by FTX’s bankruptcy estate to recoup payments from affiliated parties. Prior targets included Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO, as well as his executives, and family members. Various arms of FTX, such as philanthropic and life science divisions were also included.

Furthermore, the estate also attempted to recover payments made to Genesis Global Capital, which was also undergoing bankruptcy proceedings. In January, reports indicated that FTX had successfully recovered over $5 billion in various assets. In June, the bankruptcy team disclosed that the company owed its customers a staggering $8.7 billion.

The court filing further cited messages from the communication app Slack. It alleged

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