SBF's lawyers claimed that they would solve the issue by April 21st.
Sam Bankman-Fried's legal team struggles to meet the revised bail conditions as they wrestle with issues related to the monitoring of his parents' cell phones.
The news was revealed by SBF's lawyers, Mark Cohen and Christian Everdell, in an April 19th court filing in the Southern District of New York.
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The software at the center of this issue is crucial to meeting the bail conditions, as it needs to take a photo of the user every five minutes.
Following the struggles, the lawyers have asked for a third extension as they continue to work towards a solution. According to the lawyers, they fulfilled all other bail conditions except this one. Regarding the matter, the lawyers noted:
We learned recently that the monitoring software installed on the new cellphones we purchased for Mr Bankman-Fried’s parents cannot, in fact, automatically photograph the device’s user every five minutes as required by the Order.
Private intelligence firm IFW Global executive chairman, Ken Gamble, shared his ideas about the matter, claiming that the problems are linked to the smartphone of the choice and the monitoring software not being compatible.
According to Gamble, newer phone models have security measures preventing the installation of the latest monitoring software. He used the example of the latest iPhones, which require "jailbreaking the device" before monitoring software can be installed.
Gamble noted that parties should find alternative cell phones compatible with the monitoring software. However, Gamble stated:
This will take time. They have to get to the root of the technical issue, find the solution and potentially even make another application to the court for more time while they find the preferred phone.
Despite the issue, Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers remain optimistic about finding a solution. Mark Cohen and Christian Everdell asked the court for additional time to conduct further tests and confirm the software's capabilities.
Based on the documents, the legal team needed until April 21st to solve the issue. Meanwhile, they've asked for permission to let Bankman-Fried's parents continue using their "existing cellphones" until a resolution is reached.
At the time of writing, there's no evidence to suggest that they've been successful.
Apart from his parents' phone monitoring, concerns have been raised over Bankman-Fried's access to cell phones, with Judge Kaplan pointing out that he has a "garden of electronic devices" at his parents' home.
The judge warned of "probable cause" for Bankman-Fried's involvement in attempted witness tampering and proposed limiting his communication to a basic "flip phone or other non-smartphone with either no internet capabilities or internet capabilities disabled."
At the beginning of April, FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to the latest federal charges.
