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one of the biggest financial frauds in american history that s how a new york prosecutor described the actions of sam bankman fried, the former cryptocurrency boss, who, in the last few hours, has been convicted of defrauding investors. as you ve been hearing, mr bankman fried was arrested a year ago, when his cryptocurrency exchange, ftx, and his investment fund, alameda research, went bankrupt. prosecutors said he had used money stolen from ftx customers to prop up alameda and to fund his lavish lifestyle. after a month long trial, a jury agreed. late on thursday, they found him guilty of all seven counts of fraud and conspiracy. as the bbc s erin delmore explains, the collapse of ftx and the crimes of bankman fried are posing all kinds of uncomfortable questions for the crypto industry. after more than four weeks in court, thenjust four and after more than four weeks in court, then just four and a half hours of deliberations, a jury half hours of deliberations, a ....
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