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Senate Rejects Sam Bankman-Fried Pardon Request

7/17/2026

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The U.S. Senate adopted S. Res. 772 on July 15, 2026, rejecting a pardon request for Sam Bankman-Fried.
Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) and Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona) authored the resolution, which passed by consent and affirmed the Senate’s rule-of-law commitment.
Bankman-Fried filed the petition on June 8, 2026 after a March 2024 25-year sentence for fraud that cost over $8 billion and led to an $11 billion forfeiture.

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The U.S. Senate adopted S. Res. 772 on July 15, 2026, rejecting a pardon request for Sam Bankman-Fried.
Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) and Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona) authored the resolution, which passed by consent and affirmed the Senate’s rule-of-law commitment.
Bankman-Fried filed the petition on June 8, 2026 after a March 2024 25-year sentence for fraud that cost over $8 billion and led to an $11 billion forfeiture.