Why Isn't Sam Bankman-Fried in Jail?

It's day 20 and SBF still isn't in jail. What gives? Ryan and David give their thoughts on why that may be and how this all might play out.

Also, stay tuned toward the end of the show for a special guest appearance from our boots-on-the-ground Bahamas correspondent to give their take from the belly of the beast.

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------ Timestamps:

0:00 Intro 5:44 SBF to Prison? https://fortune.com/crypto/2022/11/13/could-sam-bankman-fried-go-to-prison-for-the-ftx-disaster/  9:00 Criminal Misconduct https://twitter.com/RBPFPolice/status/1591864528291221504  10:25 1M Creditors https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/15/ftx-says-could-have-over-1-million-creditors-in-new-bankruptcy-filing.html  14:21 Alameda Backend https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/13/sam-bankman-frieds-alameda-quietly-used-ftx-customer-funds-without-raising-alarm-bells-say-sources.html  16:30 SBF Backdoor https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/exclusive-least-1-billion-client-funds-missing-failed-crypto-firm-ftx-sources-2022-11-12/  17:28 Buying Properties https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-bankman-frieds-ftx-parents-bought-bahamas-property-worth-121-mln-2022-11-22/  18:35 $1B Personal Loan https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-17/ftx-s-bankman-fried-received-1-billion-loan-from-alameda  19:08 Cashing Out $300M https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/11/18/sam-bankman-fried-cashed-out-300m-in-previous-funding-round-wsj/  21:40 NYT Puff Piece https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1592296341346320384  https://twitter.com/TrungTPhan/status/1592349684471037955  24:15 Liz Hoffman of WSJ https://twitter.com/lizrhoffman/status/1595184595409969153  25:30 Alameda CEO https://twitter.com/Forbes/status/1593615727512227840  26:14 Pandemic Prevention https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/11/16/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-pandemic-prevention/  27:42 NYT Conference https://www.news.com.au/finance/money/investing/sam-bankmanfried-to-appear-at-new-york-times-conference-despite-ftx-bankruptcy/news-story/2e02d2fd6e584cc5b3148d0f6ba14a2f  https://twitter.com/andrewrsorkin/status/1595517635441090565  https://twitter.com/WSBChairman/status/1595512773177446412  https://twitter.com/MattWalshInBos/status/1596130827733188608  https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1595591868275826688  33:50 Grants to Media https://twitter.com/teddyschleifer/status/1591191408589017088  https://www.coinage.media/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g9ycHS0xtU  https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/27/ftx-ceo-leads-trustless-medias-seed-round-to-help-build-community-owned-web3-shows/  41:00 Balaji Thread https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1592661466012061696  50:45 Political Donations https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/beleaguered-crypto-billionaire-was-hobnobbing-at-white-house-just-six-months-ago/  https://www.livemint.com/market/cryptocurrency/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-team-among-top-political-donors-before-bankruptcy-11669031663161.html  https://twitter.com/dankeeler/status/1519780887893790724  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-25/ftx-mcconnell-bankman-fried-super-pac-donation  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/22/business/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-influence.html  51:47 Returning Money https://www.texastribune.org/2022/11/29/beto-orourke-sam-bankman-fried-ftx/  52:40 ON THE GROUND BAHAMAS CORRESPONDENT 55:25 Psychology Autopsy https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/technology/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-psychiatrist.html  1:05:45 Why Isn't Sam Bankman-Fried in Jail? 1:14:30 Closing & Disclaimers

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