Three men reportedly drove their car into the metal barricade outside Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s parent\u2019s home where he is currently under house arrest, SBF\u2019s lawyers claim. <\/p>\n
In a filing to the federal court, the lawyers for the former FTX CEO said the three men got out of the car after hitting the barricade and told a security guard guarding the home: \u201cYou won\u2019t be able to stop us.\u201d<\/p>\n
The unidentified trio were then able to drive away before security guards could record the car\u2019s license plate. <\/p>\n
According to a Reuters report, the incident was described in a Jan. 19 court filing which they said underscored the security risks faced by the FTX founder and those linked to him, including the two individuals who secured Bankman-Fried\u2019s $250 million bond, stating: <\/p>\n
\u201cGiven the notoriety of this case and the extraordinary media attention it is receiving, it is reasonable to assume that the non-parent sureties will also face significant privacy and safety concerns if their identities are disclosed.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The lawyers however didn\u2019t specify the date or time at which the incident took place.<\/p>\n
On Jan. 12, lawyers representing some of the largest U.S. media outlets \u2014 including Bloomberg, CNBC, Reuters and the Financial Times \u2014 wrote a letter to U.S. District Court judge Lewis Kaplan to request for the names of the guarantors.<\/p>\n
The media\u2019s lawyers argued the public\u2019s right to know Bankman-Fried\u2019s guarantors significantly outweighed their privacy and safety rights.<\/p>\n
Given that Bankman-Fried shares close ties to some of the wealthiest and most politically-connected individuals on the planet, the lawyers argued that such non-disclosure could undermine public confidence in U.S. government institutions.<\/p>\n