Part of Kaplan’s rationale for denying the release request came from his belief, as a seasoned jurist, that Bankman-Fried might present a flight risk. “Your client could be looking at a very long sentence,” Kaplan told Bankman-Fried’s lawyers. “If things look bleak […] if he had that opportunity, maybe he would seek to flee.”
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