Benzinga – In a recent development, the conversation around Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing has taken a new turn with discussions about his autism diagnosis and its potential impact on his legal consequences.
What Happened: Eric Garcia discussed in an op-ed on MSNBC the complex issue of Bankman-Fried’s autism diagnosis and its role in his criminal case.
He touched upon the arguments presented by individuals who believe Bankman-Fried’s autism should be considered for leniency in his sentencing.
Garcia is the author of “We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation.”
Among them, Maria Centrella, a parent of an autistic adult, wrote to the court without personally knowing Bankman-Fried, suggesting his actions lacked malicious intent due to his neurotype.
Psychiatrist George Lerner, in a letter to Judge Lewis Kaplan, described his patient’s dispassionate discussion…
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