SBF Fraud Case: New Defense Attorney Appointed, Sentencing Scheduled for March

According to PANews, SBF, who was convicted of fraud last fall, appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday. He announced that his defense attorneys Mark Cohen and Christian Everdale, who represented him during last year's trial, will withdraw from his case. Newly hired attorney Marc Mukasey will defend him next month. In November last year, SBF was found guilty of seven different counts of fraud and conspiracy, and he will be sentenced at the end of March. It is reported that Mukasey also represents the founder of bankrupt crypto lending institution Celsius, Alex Mashinsky, who is charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with securities fraud, commodity fraud, and conspiracy to manipulate CEL token prices. Mashinsky is set to stand trial this fall.