Prosecutors flag mail discrepancies in Sam Bankman-Fried’s retrial motion letter from prison

A letter attributed to the jailed FTX founder was shipped via FedEx and misidentified his prison, prompting prosecutors to question its authenticity What to know : Federal prosecutors told a judge that a letter purportedly sent from prison by Sam Bankman-Fried was actually shipped via FedEx from the Palo Alto or Menlo Park area, suggesting it came from someone outside. The government cited discrepancies including use of a private carrier barred to inmates, mislabeling of Bankman-Fried's federal prison as a state facility and a typed signature, saying these give reason to doubt he authored the letter. While prosecutors did not accuse Bankman-Fried or his associates of fabricating the document, the filing underscores their effort to challenge evidence he is using to seek a new trial over his FTX fraud conviction.