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They added that the government did not review the case's documents or other relevant evidence.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00a0&#8220;Each of the charges contained boilerplate recitals of statutory language, followed by literally one sentence purportedly describing the basis for the charge \u2014 nothing further.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Due to this, SBF wants the court to drop all charges except those alleging conspiracy to commit securities fraud, securities fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.<\/p>\n<h2>SBF says charges against him are flawed<\/h2>\n<p>The lawyers highlighted how the other charges &#8220;suffer from multiple legal flaws&#8221; or were\u00a0 &#8220;improperly premised on a &#8216;right to control' theory&#8221; recently considered invalid by the Solicitor General.<\/p>\n<p>For context, the lawyers said the commodities fraud charges fail to satisfy the statutory requirement. FinCEN\u2019s rules undercut other charges like the unlicensed money transmitter charge, the <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/u-s-authority-alleges-that-sbf-donated-to-politicians-using-other-peoples-name\/\">campaign finance charge<\/a> is self-contradictory, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is vague and improperly pleaded.<\/p>\n<p>The lawyers <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.nysd.590940\/gov.uscourts.nysd.590940.139.0.pdf\">conclude<\/a>d that:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The Government\u2019s haste and apparent willingness to proceed without having all the relevant facts and information has produced an indictment that is not only improperly brought but legally flawed and should be dismissed.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas in December 2022 following FTX's bankruptcy in November of the same year. 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