The crypto executive may walk out a free man once again just one day after his arrest.
on Dec. 12 pending extradition request by U.S. authorities. The move comes after presiding judge Chief Magistrate JoyAnn Ferguson-Pratt stated earlier today that SBF had the right to request bail.
In supporting the application, the defense counsel for SBF argued that the 30-year-old crypto executive suffered from"depression" and"insomnia," does not possess a criminal record, and did not flee the Bahamas despite"ample opportunity" to do so. Counsel representing SBF also claimed that their client hasn't been taking medications, including"Adderall" and"anti-depressants" since his arrest.
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