• Nishad Singh’s legal professionals declare he’s an “uncommonly selfless individual”
• They consider he ought to obtain a lighter sentence due to his restricted position in FTX’s collapse

The previous head of engineering at FTX has requested a choose to spare him a jail sentence, in line with legal professionals representing him.

In line with Bloomberg, Nishad Singh’s legal professionals filed a memo to a Manhattan federal choose claiming he deserves a lighter sentence resulting from his restricted position within the collapse of the cryptocurrency trade and “the exemplary life he is committed to leading.”

“His circumstances are extraordinary in every way that matters to sentencing: his personal history and characteristics, his role in the charged offenses, the speed with which he cooperated, his response to the collapse of FTX, and how he has rebuilt his life since then,” his legal professionals wrote.

In addition they described him as an “uncommonly selfless individual” and that his “role was far more limited than any other defendant.”

In February 2023, Singh was charged with withdrawing $6 million of buyer funds to Alameda Analysis from FTX. He pleaded responsible to 6 prison costs together with fraud and conspiracy to commit cash laundering.

Singh additionally testified in opposition to his former boss and CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried in October.

Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in jail after being discovered responsible of fraud and conspiracy costs. Caroline Ellison, the previous CEO of Alameda Analysis, was handed a 24-month jail sentence in September. Former FTX govt Ryan Salame was sentenced to 90 months in jail in Might.

Singh is predicted to be sentenced on October 30.