Eight significant media companies– consisting of Bloomberg, the Financial Times and Reuters– have demanded public disclosure of the two individuals accountable for ensuring FTX previous CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s $250 million bond.

In a Jan. 12 letterdealt with to New York District Court Judge Lewis Kaplan, attorneys from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP– acting on behalf of the media giants– argued that “the public’s right to understand Bankman-Fried’s guarantors exceeded their privacy and security rights.”

“The public […] has an interest in understanding who it is that offered Mr. Bankman-Fried with sponsorship.”

” [Especially] provided Mr. Bankman-Fried’s close relationships with leaders of the monetary industry, financiers, popular Silicon Valley billionaires, and chosen agents,” they argued.The other media companies seeking to convince the judge to unseal the identities of Bankman-Fried’s guarantors are the Associated Press, CNBC, Dow Jones, Insider and the Washington Post. Screenshot of the letter sent to Judge Kaplan. Source: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP The lawyers likewise argued that offered Bankman-Fried’s close ties to”a few of the most wealthy, effective, and

politically connected individuals “on the planet, such non-disclosure could perhaps undermine “public self-confidence in our federal government institutions and political leaders.”The media legal representatives also argued that while a 2020 case involving Jeffrey Epstein confidant Ghislaine Maxwell saw her bond guarantors sealed, Bankman-Fried’s alleged financial crimes are not almost as severe as what Maxwell was accused of:”While Mr. Bankman-Fried is accused of serious monetary criminal activities, a public association with him does not bring almost the same stigma as with the Jeffrey

Epstein kid sex trafficking scandal.” The letter can be found in reaction to the court’s choice on Jan. 3 to approve Bankman-Fried’s request to redact the names and identifying info of his 2 non-parental bail sureties.According to a Jan. 12 report from Reuters, Bankman-Fried’s attorneys previously argued that Bankman-Fried’s sureties need to be kept under wraps as Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried– the moms and dads and co-signers of Bankman-Fried’s$250 million bond– have gotten continuous physical risks considering that FTX’s disastrous collapse in early November.Related: Sam Bankman-Fried:’I didn’t take funds, and I certainly didn’t stash billions away’If the guarantor’s names were exposed, there would be a” major cause for issue”for the security and well-being of those two people, Bankman-Fried’s legal representatives argued. The names of Bankman-Fried’s guarantors aren’t the only names mainstream media have actually asked to be divulged publicly. Cast your vote now!Several media outlets also gotten in touch with Delaware-based Judge John Dorsey ignoring FTX’s personal bankruptcy case to divulge the names of approximately nine million customers knotted in the court proceedings. Nevertheless, personal bankruptcy judge John Dorseyhas actually ruled on Jan. 11 to keep creditor details personal for the time being.Update Jan. 13, 3:45 am UTC: Added additional quotes

in from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP’s letter resolved to Judge Lewis Kaplan.