Former FTX executive Ryan Salameh has asked a New York judge to postpone his prison sentence so he can undergo emergency surgery after being “bitten” by a dog while visiting a friend’s house.
Salame, previously co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, be sentenced He was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison after pleading guilty to criminal charges last year. Salameh was due to appear for sentencing on August 29 this year, but his lawyers are asking that date be postponed to October 13.
The lawyers said in a letter that the man was attacked by a German shepherd while visiting a friend’s house on June 29. Judge Louis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York. Portions of the letter and attached evidence have been deleted.
According to a doctor’s letter filed with the court Friday, Salameh later saw a doctor on July 3 to be evaluated “after sustaining a dog bite wound to his face.”
Salameh pleaded I feel guilty In September, he was charged with conspiracy to make illegal political donations and operating an unlicensed money transfer business. He worked closely with former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Bankman-Fried ~was be sentenced He was sentenced in March to nearly 25 years in prison following a criminal fraud trial late last year.
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