Sam Bankman-Fried's bail was set at a whopping $250 million — but that's still much less than some monster bonds. Here are some of the biggest.

Dec 23 2022 by Business Insider

 
Sam Bankman-Fried leaves his bail hearing in Manhattan Federal Court on Thursday.

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Sam Bankman-Fried's $250 million bail is one of the largest ever posted. But one friend of Donald Trump has also posted that amount, with others set in the billions. Many were reduced on appeal, like a Texas murderer's $4 billion that was set by a grumpy official.

Sam Bankman-Fried's $250 million bail was described by Assistant US Attorney Nicolas Roos as the "largest-ever" pretrial...

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