Alameda前CEO Caroline Ellison已提前出獄進入社區監管

ChainWanderingPoet · 2026-01-21T13:09:47+00:00

Former girlfriend of FTX former CEO SBF, Caroline Ellison, was recently released after serving approximately 11 months and transferred to community confinement. Her sentence was significantly reduced, and she is expected to be fully released by February 20, 2026. Ellison played a key role in the FTX collapse case, and her release has garnered widespread attention, reflecting the US judiciary's attitude towards confessors.

ChainWanderingPoet

2026-01-21 13:09:47

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According to the latest reports, Caroline Ellison, the former girlfriend of FTX’s former CEO SBF (Sam Bankman-Fried) and former CEO of Alameda Research, has been released from prison after serving approximately 11 months. The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that the 31-year-old Ellison has been transferred out of the detention facility and is now in the “community supervision” phase. This indicates a significant reduction in her sentence.

Transition from Federal Prison to Community Supervision

According to federal prison records, Ellison was officially transferred from the Danbury Federal Penitentiary in Connecticut to a community confinement environment on October 16. Although she has been released, she remains under ongoing federal supervision, currently either under house arrest or in a transitional facility under management. In other words, this is not a full release but a transitional state between incarceration and freedom.

Significant Sentence Reduction, Released Nine Months Early

The most notable aspect is Ellison’s expected release date. According to federal prison records, her projected full release date is February 20, 2026, nearly nine months earlier than the original sentencing. She was originally sentenced to two years in prison, but due to adjustments in the calculation of her incarceration time, her sentence has been significantly shortened. Such cases are not uncommon in major financial crime cases and are often related to factors such as remorse, cooperation with investigations, and exemplary conduct as an inmate.

Connection to the FTX Collapse Incident

Ellison’s release has attracted attention mainly due to her deep connection with the FTX collapse incident. As the former CEO of Alameda Research, she played a key role in the FTX ecosystem. The case involved the misappropriation of billions of dollars in customer funds and is one of the biggest trust crises in the crypto industry in recent years. Ellison’s reduction of sentence and release further demonstrate the U.S. judicial system’s approach to confessing defendants and also provide a reference for the subsequent legal developments of related personnel.

Her lawyer has not issued an official comment on her release at this time.

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