Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of FTX affiliate Alameda Research, was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday.
Ellison pled guilty to conspiring with FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried to steal $8 billion worth of customers’ funds, but she was an exceedingly cooperative witness, helping law enforcement to investigate the massive fraud scheme. Her two-year sentence stands in stark contrast to Bankman-Fried’s 25-year sentence.
Though he is currently in prison, Bankman-Fried has continued to appeal his sentence. Unlike Ellison, the former FTX founder pled not guilty. Two other former FTX executives, Gary Wang and Nishad Singh, await sentencing.