Sam Bankman-Fried Faces New U.S. Indictment Over Chinese Bribery

According to the superseding indictment shared Wednesday, Bankman-Fried is accused of attempting to bribe a Chinese government official. “The S5 Indictment, which was unsealed this morning, includes the twelve counts contained in the S3 Superseding Indictment, as well an additional count for conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (‘FCPA’), in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371,” a letter to the judge overseeing the case read.