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pleaded guilty to fraud in 2023
Ellison did not plead guilty in 2023. Official U.S. authorities said she entered her guilty plea in December 2022.
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This claim gets the year of Ellison's guilty plea wrong.
Official U.S. sources state that Caroline Ellison entered her guilty plea in December 2022, not 2023:
- The CFTC said: "On December 19, 2022, Ellison and Wang both entered guilty pleas ... in the Southern District of New York."
- The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced that Ellison and Gary Wang "pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams on December 19, 2022."
So the article's statement that she "pleaded guilty to fraud in 2023" is factually incorrect; the plea occurred in 2022.
2 sources
- CFTC Charges Alameda CEO and Alameda and FTX Co-Founder with Fraud in Action Against Sam Bankman-Fried and his Companies
On December 19, 2022, Ellison and Wang both entered guilty pleas as to commodities fraud and other charges in a separate, parallel action against them in the Southern District of New York.
- United States Attorney Announces Extradition Of FTX Founder Samuel Bankman-Fried To The United States And Guilty Pleas Of Former CEO Of Alameda Research And Former Chief Technology Officer Of FTX
Ellison and Wang pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams on December 19, 2022, to charges arising from their participation in schemes to defraud FTX’s customers and investors, and related crimes.
On December 18, Ellison pleaded guilty
Ellison's guilty plea was not entered on December 18. Official U.S. sources say she pleaded guilty on December 19, 2022.
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The date in this sentence is off by one day.
Official U.S. enforcement sources state that Caroline Ellison pleaded guilty on December 19, 2022, not December 18:
- The CFTC states: "On December 19, 2022, Ellison and Wang both entered guilty pleas ... in the Southern District of New York."
- The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York likewise said Ellison and Gary Wang "pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams on December 19, 2022."
A plea agreement document may be dated December 18, but the court plea itself was entered on December 19, 2022. So the article's wording that she "pleaded guilty" on December 18 is incorrect.
2 sources
- CFTC Charges Alameda CEO and Alameda and FTX Co-Founder with Fraud in Action Against Sam Bankman-Fried and his Companies
On December 19, 2022, Ellison and Wang both entered guilty pleas as to commodities fraud and other charges in a separate, parallel action against them in the Southern District of New York.
- United States Attorney Announces Extradition Of FTX Founder Samuel Bankman-Fried To The United States And Guilty Pleas Of Former CEO Of Alameda Research And Former Chief Technology Officer Of FTX
Ellison and Wang pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams on December 19, 2022, to charges arising from their participation in schemes to defraud FTX’s customers and investors, and related crimes.