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Caroline Ellison Set for Release After FTX Cooperation

12/28/2025

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Caroline Ellison, former Alameda Research chief executive officer, is nearing release after about 14 months in the FTX case.
The release date is January 21, 2026, after more than a year of imprisonment.
Ellison's cooperation aided the case against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
She will face a three-year supervised release with a ten-year ban.

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Caroline Ellison, former Alameda Research chief executive officer, is nearing release after about 14 months in the FTX case.
The release date is January 21, 2026, after more than a year of imprisonment.
Ellison's cooperation aided the case against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
She will face a three-year supervised release with a ten-year ban.