DOJ Claims Sam Bankman-Fried Has Sufficient Access to Laptop in Response to Jail Release Request The US Department of Justice
(DOJ) has claimed that Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, has s
ufficient access to a laptop computer for his defense.
According to a letter submitted
by the DOJ on Tuesday, Bankman-Fried has access to a laptop functioning in an air-gapped environment for 11 hours each weekday and 7.5 hours on weekends and holidays.
Furthermore, the founder has constant access
to three hard drives containing defense materials. Twice a week, Bankman-Fried is provided with an internet-enabled laptop.
Addressing previous concerns raised
by the defense regarding battery life and internet speed, the DOJ
stated that the defense team had received a new battery extending the laptop's usage time to approximately 8 hours.
Additionally,
the internet speed fluctuated between 7.5 megabits per second (Mbps) and 34 Mbps throughout the day. The DOJ believes this range is sufficient for most
internet-related review activities and noted that several websites recommend 5 Mbps as sufficient for streaming videos.
