"Prosecutors and judges only care about their own reputation, and the SBF case is a glorious example, so he's finished."

Author: Jesse Coghlan

Translation: Frank, Foresight News

According to a former inmate, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) was very concerned about his safety during his pre-trial detention at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center and even considered paying "protection money" to another inmate.

Gene Borrello, a former member of a New York gang, revealed in an interview with crypto blogger Tiffany Fong on November 30 that he had spent some time in prison with SBF. He said that SBF was under suicide watch, was extorted, and had gone without food or showers for several days, feeling "very uncomfortable" in prison and worried about his safety.

Gene Borrello said that during SBF's incarceration, other inmates perceived the former cryptocurrency tycoon as timid and frail, likening his physique to that of an "80-year-old man," and speculated that he was very wealthy.

"He looked like an 80-year-old man, no muscles, you know what I mean?"

According to Gene Borrello, one inmate attempted to intimidate SBF in order to extort protection money from him, while another wanted to make SBF feel "this place is dangerous, you need protection."

However, SBF was held in a unit at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center that separates wealthy individuals, government partners, and ordinary inmates.

"I kept saying: it's not dangerous here, you don't need extra protection. Don't worry, you don't have to give anyone money. Don't listen to these fucking assholes."

Gene Borrello claimed that he had a dispute with another inmate and got into a fight, resulting in both of them being placed in solitary confinement in the prison, with Gene Borrello spending 80 days there.

A prison incident report stated that Gene Borrello assaulted an inmate named Kevin Cruz twice, and both were taken to solitary confinement.

Gene Borrello recalled his conversations with SBF, stating that "when he talks to you, he lowers his head, looks very timid, and speaks nervously."

He also asked SBF, a former billionaire, where he spent his money: "What did you do with this money? What kind of watch do you have?" SBF replied, "I have an Apple Watch."

Gene Borrello continued to ask, "What car do you drive?" to which SBF responded, "A 2020 Toyota Camry."

Gene Borrello found this strange, "My friends and I said, why the hell are you stealing money? Do you just want to look at it?"

Gene Borrello believed that SBF "cannot enter the general inmate population" because he is considered very wealthy (estimated to have had $26 billion at its peak), and others would attempt to extort him again.

SBF seemed unaware of "how much trouble he was in," Gene Borrello recalled his conversation with SBF, stating that SBF apparently believed he "won't be sentenced for a long time."

"He just doesn't understand how much trouble he's in," Gene Borrello said. "We tried to explain to him, this is the federal government, you're charged with stealing tens of billions of dollars, and it wasn't until we started explaining to him that SBF realized how bad his situation was."

Gene Borrello claimed that SBF was more concerned about the prison than his own case, believing that he would spend 20 years in prison. "We watched him as if he were crazy, I kept trying to explain to him, you won't see the outside world again" (Note: On November 2, SBF was convicted of seven counts of money laundering, fraud, and conspiracy, facing a maximum of 115 years in prison, and his sentencing is scheduled for March 28, with his lawyer expected to appeal).

Gene Borrello also said that he had tried to warn SBF that the New York judge responsible for his case, Lewis Kaplan, is "the strictest judge in the entire southern district of New York."

In most cases, judges follow the prosecution's sentencing recommendations, but the prosecution has not yet submitted a sentencing recommendation in SBF's case, "this is a very outrageous thing," Gene Borrello said.

"I think it's ridiculous to sentence him for so long," he added, "there's no reason to give that guy 100 years, it's just too crazy."

Gene Borrello called the SBF case a "glorious example," with every prosecutor wanting to be involved because they hope to become "judges, politicians, analysts, and top federal prosecutors."

"They only care about their own reputation, and the SBF case is a glorious example, so he's finished."

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