Ryan Salame attempted to withdraw his guilty plea but was grilled by Judge Lewis Kaplan, who accused him of misrepresenting plea negotiations and threatening his lawyers.
Judge Kaplan expressed concern stating, 'You are asking me to let stand a conviction and sentence that I now know is based on a false statement during the plea,' pointing out significant issues with Salame's claims.
Salame, who was part of Sam Bankman-Fried's inner circle, sought to claim that prosecutors broke promises related to his partner's indictment, which they denied vehemently.
During the hearing, Salame visibly struggled under Judge Kaplan's questioning and faced potential sanctions for his actions and statements regarding his guilty plea.
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