Greedy fraudster or ‘math nerd’? Sam Bankman-Fried fraud trial hears opening arguments

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Sam Bankman-Fried siphoned billions of dollars from unsuspecting customers to fund a lavish lifestyle and buy himself “power and influence” on Capitol Hill and then lied to cover his tracks, federal prosecutors alleged Wednesday in a New York courtroom.

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