Lawyers explain Sam Bankman-"no Fried's easy route."

[{"selector":"#anim-dfad6f99-856d-44cd-970b-b79df0acae75 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(31.284090795523493%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] After Caroline Ellison appears to have dumped him, Sam Bankman-Fried has "no clear path" forward.

[{"selector":"#anim-942544d0-dfd5-45bf-961e-fff0e730135b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-21.923077266392475%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Ellison, 28, was the CEO of Alameda Research, Bankman-crypto Fried's hedge fund, before FTX's November bankruptcy.

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[{"selector":"#anim-95aa8cd8-6791-40e6-b825-4b16913aab8b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-8.729020594358982%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Math genius and FTX co-founder Damian Williams stated Wednesday that he had pled guilty to fraud.

[{"selector":"#anim-d1d73197-6fff-48cf-bd7b-c7653d46c798 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(31.284090795523493%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] According to Ellison's charging filings, she could serve 110 years in prison.

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[{"selector":"#anim-9a86f465-05a5-4c58-b178-ed06aaf65a5f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(31.284090795523493%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] Tumblr entries attributed to her suggest she experimented with polyamory while dating Bankman-Fried. Learn more