Celebs caught in the crosshairs of promoting FTX have been dealt another blow.
Daniel Friedberg, the former Chief Regulatory Officer at FTX and the Chief Compliance Officer of FTX US, moved to provide evidence that promotional activity for FTX had indeed originated in Florida.
The evidence, which Friedberg provided “under penalty of perjury,” could undermine a defense argument from some of the defendants that the Miami court lacks jurisdiction and that the claims have no connection to Florida.
According to an amended complaint, filed in a Florida District Court on May 11, the vice president of business development for FTX US, Avinash “Avi” Dabir, was physically based in Miami in early 2021 and was responsible for managing brand ambassadors for FTX, including several high-profile defendants in the case such as former basketball player Shaquille O’Neal, comedian Larry David, retired NFL player Tom Brady, and the Japanese lawn tennis star Naomi Osaka.
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Author: Andrew Asmakov
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