Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for massive FTX fraud

Former cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison for what prosecutors said was one of the biggest financial crimes in U.S. history. Bankman-Fried was found to have stolen at least $8 billion from FTX customers. William Brangham discussed more with David Yaffe-Bellany of The New York Times. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews Twitter: www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: www.instagram.com/newshour Facebook: www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Newsletters: www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe

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