Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, seems to be having trouble adjusting to life in prison, according to Gene Borello, an informant and former New York mob member recently in custody with him at the Metropolitan Brooklyn Center.
Sam Bankman-Fried, now far from his millionaire life
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, seems to be having trouble acclimatizing to life in prison, and also seems far from grasping the reality that surrounds him.
This is according to Gene Borello, a former New York mafia member turned informant who recently lived with Sam Bankman-Fried at the Metropolitan Brooklyn Center, a facility that has also seen Ghislaine Maxwell or rapper 6ix9ine stay.
At the microphone of blogger Tiffany Fong, who also had the privilege of interviewing Sam Bankman-Fried shortly after FTX’s bankruptcy (and when he was keeping away from the microphones), Gene Borello informs us that the former FTX CEO had been placed in a special surveillance unit for suicidal residents.
I got a chance to interview Gene Borrello, a former mob enforcer who was in jail with Sam Bankman-Fried. Gene tells me SBF was on suicide watch, was extorted & did not eat or shower for several days. We also discuss how Sam spends his time in jail, bullying, sentencing & more. pic.twitter.com/nszTXVUrSQ
– Tiffany Fong (@TiffanyFong_) November 30, 2023
” […] Gene told me that SBF was under suicide watch, that he was a victim of extortion and that he didn’t eat or shower for several days. We also discussed how Sam spends his time in prison, bullying, sentencing and much more. “
According to Gene Borello, Sam Bankman-Fried would also have been kept away from extortion and harassment attempts by other prisoners. In a wing dedicated to people with substantial financial assets and those who cooperate with the government, presumably
Former FTX CEO full of illusions
Sam Bankman-Fried has been kept away from other prisoners because some of them have already tried to put pressure on him. According to Borello, one inmate in particular had kept up significant pressure on SBF in order to get him to flinch and pay him to defend him within the establishment.
“[The other prisoner] wanted Sam Bankman to feel like it was dangerous here. [He told him] you need protection here. I kept telling him, “It’s not dangerous here. You don’t need protection. You don’t have to worry. You don’t have to pay anything to anybody. Don’t listen to those fucking kids.””
Gene Borello reportedly even came to blows with the inmate in question in order to defend Sam Bankman-Fried, earning the 2 individuals 80 days in solitary confinement.
He adds that Sam Bankman-Fried seemed excessively shy, always had his head down and eyes to the floor when talking to people, and expressed himself very nervously. But above all, SBF seems to be a long way from realizing what really awaits him for the rest of his life :
“He didn’t understand how much trouble he was in. […] We were trying to explain to him that it was the federal authorities, that he was accused of stealing billions of dollars […] He didn’t understand how much trouble he was in until we started explaining it to him. We looked at him like he was crazy. I was trying to explain to him that he would never see the outside again. “
Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty of 7 counts against him, and his sentencing is scheduled for March 28.
