US Attorney’s Office to drop criminal prosecution of ex-CEO of Alameda Research on terms of full Cooperation
In this case, Caroline Ellison must pay a $250 000 bail, while she will be prohibited from leaving the continental part of the United States
22.12.2022 - 10:45
746
2 min
0
Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison will not be allowed to leave the continental United States, and must to forfeit any proceeds derived from the commission of the offenses she has been charged with, according to a recently unsealed plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Southern District of New York.
The plea agreement was first obtained by New York's Inner City Press, a publication that covers court proceedings in the city's U.S. court.
The agreement states that if Ellison fully cooperates with the SDNY's investigation, as well as any other law enforcement agency designated by the office, she won't be further prosecuted criminally except for possible criminal tax violations with regard to the wire and commodity fraud charges that resulted from commingling funds between FTX and Alameda accounts.
A court would need to agree to the plea deal for it to be in effect.
A paragraph of the document has been redacted, removing information about some of the possible charges.
Ellison will be permitted bail, provided she can provide a $250,000 personal recognizance bond and restrict travel to the continental United States. She will also need to surrender any travel documents she has.
The plea deal also contains language that says if Ellison is not a U.S. citizen, it is very likely that her removal from the U.S. will be mandatory. It is assumed that Ellison is a U.S. national, but it is unclear if she might have abandoned her nationality for a citizenship of convenience for tax reasons which is a popular trend among some crypto traders living abroad, and the U.S. taxes non-residents.
UPDATE (Dec. 22 08:15 UTC): Adds that a court would need to agree to the plea deal.
This material is taken from the website coindesk.com.
Useful material?
Telegram 
Twitter Incidents
Developers warned of potential risks to bridges across the ecosystem and asked exchanges for assistance.
Jun 22, 2026
Incidents
The defendant helped move funds stolen through investment scams and earned at least $4 million for his role in the operation.
Jun 10, 2026
Incidents
The company is linking the incident to a compromised private key on a service wallet, rather than a smart contract exploit
May 22, 2026
Incidents
Following the incident, the project temporarily halted trading operations and node activity.
May 15, 2026
Incidents
The user spent weeks unsuccessfully trying to guess the password until Claude helped find an old wallet backup file
May 14, 2026
Crypto regulations
Authorities are introducing mandatory registration for companies handling cross-border crypto transactions
May 8, 2026
Cryptocurrency rates
-
Bitcoin
$62 459
BTC
-3.44%
-
Ethereum
$2 551.16
ETH
+3.56%
-
BNB Smart Chain
$579.4
BSC
+1.23%
-
Ripple
$1.1
XRP
-3.38%
-
TRON
$0.160134
TRX
-1.59%
-
Dogecoin
$0.078812
DOGE
-5.39%
-
Zcash
$415.94
ZEC
-8.24%
-
Stellar XLM
$0.193068
XLM
-6.75%
-
Cardano
$0.150832
ADA
-5.24%
-
Polkadot
$3.32
DOT
+5.27%