The United States of America vs. Samuel Bankman-Fried Indictment [pdf]
How anyone could look at this man's behavior over the last few weeks and not think he was on a fast track to a federal penitentiary is beyond me.A word to the unwise: If you have done something, anything, that you have a credible reason to believe the United States government thinks is illegal, shut up. Do not do any of the following:* Go on a podcast and talk about it* Go on a Twitter livestream and talk about it* Tweet about it* Answer questions from those you committed the crime against about it* Speak to journalists about itInstead, shut up. Shut up shut up shut up shut up. Your defense attorneys and your ankle will thank you.It does not matter whether it was an honest mistake or not. It does not matter whether you agree, philosophically, that it ought to be illegal. It does not matter whether Congress wants to talk to you about it first. It doesn't matter whether you've lived a life so sheltered and privileged that you cannot conceive of the idea that anyone from the government might be out to get you.Imagine the US Justice Department as an extremely patient, extremely hungry predator, and yourself as a delicious, plump prey animal with two broken legs hiding behind a rock. Anything you do or say to anybody except your lawyer will be used against you. So shut up.