U.S. prosecutors have requested that a federal judge issue an order to prevent Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX, and other involved parties from making statements that could potentially interfere with a fair trial.

The move comes in the wake of a New York Times article that disclosed personal Google documents written by Caroline Ellison, who headed FTX’s affiliated trading company Alameda Research and is set to be “a star witness” in SBF’s trial in October.

In a Thursday filing, the DOJ asserts it is “apparent” that the documents were shared by Bankman-Fried, with whom Ellison had romantic relations. The prosecutors also said that his lawyers confirmed that the former FTX CEO had a personal meeting with one of the authors during which additional documents not previously disclosed to the government were shared.

Bankman-Fried faces prosecution for his role in the collapse of FTX and Alameda Research last November, with an array of charges encompassing wire fraud, money laundering, and campaign finance.

Per a February 2022 document shared by the Ne

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