Jailed Sam Bankman-Fried can't prepare for trial without vegan diet and adequate meds, lawyers say
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried can't adequately prepare for trial in six weeks while in jail without proper access to computers, necessary medications to help him concentrate, and a better diet than bread, water and peanut butter, his lawyers told a magistrate judge Tuesday.
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4 sourcesSam Bankman-Fried living on bread and water because jail won't abide vegan diet, lawyer says
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6 sourcesJailed Sam Bankman-Fried is surviving on bread and water, harming ability to prepare for trial, lawyers say
Sam Bankman-Fried isn't getting his Adderall and is surviving on ‘bread and water,' lawyers say
Sam Bankman-Fried Isn’t Getting Vegan Meals In Jail—Forcing Him Onto Bread-And-Water Diet, Lawyers Say
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3 sourcesJailed Sam Bankman-Fried can't prepare for trial without vegan diet and adequate meds, lawyers say
Accused crypto scammer Sam Bankman-Fried can't prepare for trial without vegan food in jail instead of a 'flesh diet,' lawyers say
Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers complain FTX founder not getting vegan diet in jail