**LENIENT SENTENCE SOUGHT FOR SAM BANKMAN-FRIED AFTER $8 BILLION FRAUD CONVICTION – HERE’S WHY**
New York, USA – The lawyer for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who was convicted of stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, has requested a lenient sentence for his client. This plea comes as Bankman-Fried faces a potential prison term of 110 years after being found guilty of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy. In a sentencing submission to U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, lawyer Marc Mukasey proposed a prison term of …