Sam Bankman-Fried is found guilty of all charges and could face decades in prison

Sam Bankman-Fried, center, arrives at Manhattan federal court on Aug. 11, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Sam Bankman-Fried, the former head of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was found guilty of each of the seven criminal charges he was facing, marking a spectacular fall from grace for a “math nerd” who was once a shining star in finance.

Bankman-Fried now faces the prospect of spending decades in prison after being convicted on charges including securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.

During a trial that lasted more than four weeks, prosecutors sought to prove that Bankman-Fried had been a criminal mastermind who orchestrated one of the largest financial frauds in history.