Sam Bankman-Fried , Speaks Out After Sentencing.<br />The former FTX CEO was sentenced <br />to 25 years in prison on March 28.<br />He was previously convicted of fraud, conspiracy and money laundering.<br />In an exclusive interview with ABC News, <br />the 32-year-old exhibited remorse for his actions, saying, "It's most of what I think about each day.".<br />Bankman-Fried attributed FTX's downfall to many "bad decisions" made in 2022, ABC News reports. .<br />I never thought that what I was <br />doing was illegal. But I tried to hold <br />myself to a high standard, and I <br />certainly didn't meet that standard. , Sam Bankman-Fried, to ABC News.<br />I've heard and seen the despair, <br />frustration and sense of betrayal from <br />thousands of customers; they deserve <br />to be paid in full, at current price, Sam Bankman-Fried, to ABC News.<br />That could and should have <br />happened in November 2022, <br />and it could and should happen <br />today. It's excruciating to see <br />them waiting, day after day, Sam Bankman-Fried, to ABC News.<br />Bankman-Fried went on to say that he's "haunted, every day, by what was lost.".<br />I'd give anything to be able to help <br />repair even part of the damage. <br />I'm doing what I can from prison, <br />but it's deeply frustrating not <br />to be able to do more, Sam Bankman-Fried, to ABC News.<br />Bankman-Fried plans to <br />appeal based on trial testimony that <br />"greatly misstated what actually happened.".<br />I'd give anything to be out there, trying <br />to make a positive difference in the <br />world, but I know that's not going to <br />happen. I can't help from prison, Sam Bankman-Fried, via statement
