Caroline Ellison Requests Court Seal Supporters’ Identities Prior To Sentencing On September 24

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Former Alameda Research CEO and one-time associate of Sam Bankman-Fried Caroline Ellison is requesting that the identity of those who wrote letters of support on her behalf before her September 24 sentencing be redacted.

According to the latest court filing, Ellison is petitioning for “an order permitting the redaction of certain sensitive information” ahead of her “forthcoming sentencing submission” on Tuesday, September 24.

“Ms. Ellison seeks leave to redact the names and personally identifying information of third parties, including certain people who have submitted letters of support on her behalf; certain irrelevant medical information; and certain information regarding Ms. Ellison’s current living situation that could put her at risk of continued harassment,” the court document stated.

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Ellison, who pleaded guilty to seven criminal charges stemming from her time FTX’s doomed sister company back in December 2022, was considered the prosecution’s star witness when she testified against her former boyfriend Sam Bankman-Fried at his whirlwind fraud trial in the fall of 2023.

During her testimony, Ellison largely painted her fraudster ex-boyfriend as a controlling, power-hungry and image conscious digital asset entrepreneur willing