U.S. prosecutors deny making immunity promises in FTX partner case.

According to Mars Finance, reported by Cryptopolitan, former U.S. federal prosecutor Danielle Sassoon firmly denied during a high-risk evidence hearing at the Manhattan federal court that she had promised immunity to Michelle Bond, a partner of former FTX executive Ryan Salame. According to the hearing content, Sassoon testified about Ryan Salame's plea status, who was sentenced to over seven years in prison for his guilty plea. Further scrutiny of this former FTX executive and his then-girlfriend Michelle Bond has led Sassoon to face campaign finance charges. “I had no intention to set a trap or coerce anyone to plead guilty,” Sassoon said regarding Bond being prosecuted after Salame's guilty plea. Bond is one of the last few associates involved in the criminal case against former FTX executives. She is seeking to dismiss the charges and argues that prosecutors “induced Salame's guilty plea.” Bond has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to make illegal campaign contributions, facilitating and accepting excessive campaign contributions, facilitating and receiving illegal corporate contributions, and facilitating and receiving conduit contributions.