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Ryan Salame’s Sentence Reduced After Good Behavior Credits

Ryan Salame’s Sentence Reduced After Good Behavior Credits

CryptotimesCryptotimes2024/12/27 06:44
By:Dishita MalvaniaDhara Chavda

This change likely comes as a result of "good behavior" credits under the 2018 First Step Act.

Ryan Salame, the former executive at the fallen cryptocurrency exchange FTX, seems to have had his prison release date moved up by over a year. Salame, who was deeply involved in Sam Bankman-Fried’s massive fraud scheme, began serving his 7½-year sentence in October at the Federal Correctional Institution in Cumberland, Maryland.

According to a Business Insider , Salame’s release is now scheduled for March 1, 2031—more than a year earlier than initially planned. This change likely comes as a result of “good behavior” credits under the 2018 First Step Act, which allows prisoners to earn up to 54 days off their sentence for each year served, based on their conduct behind bars.

At 30, Salame pleaded guilty to charges related to illegal campaign donations and running an unlicensed money-transmitting business, both tied to the collapse of FTX in 2022. Once valued at billions, FTX’s downfall exposed a massive fraud, and Salame was one of the key figures in Bankman-Fried’s inner circle.

Before starting his prison term, Salame gave his LinkedIn a humorous update, saying he was starting a “new position” as an inmate at FCI Cumberland. He later updated his profile to list his new role as “Camper Librarian,” joking about how he was spending his time behind bars. 

He mentioned organizing books using the Dewey Decimal System, training like a Navy SEAL for hours without water, honing skills in chess, ping pong, yoga, and spades, and teaching fellow inmates about cryptocurrency.

Salame’s case is part of a wider investigation into FTX executives. Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, was sentenced to 25 years in prison earlier this year after being found guilty of fraud and conspiracy. 

Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Bankman-Fried’s crypto hedge fund, Alameda Research, also pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years in prison. She, like Salame, reportedly had her sentence reduced due to good behavior.

The Bureau of Prisons hasn’t commented on the specifics of Salame’s adjusted release date, but the First Step Act’s policy is clear: inmates can shorten their time behind bars by demonstrating good behavior.

Salame’s LinkedIn posts provide a glimpse of his daily life in prison. Though his tone is lighthearted, it also shows how he’s reflecting on his situation and making the best of his time as he faces the fallout from FTX’s collapse.

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