FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s two bond guarantors unsealed

On Wednesday, when a Manhattan federal judge approved an unsealing demand from media organizations including CNBC,

the identities of two of FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-guarantors Fried's were made public.

Bankman-Fried was charged with criminal fraud in December and later released on a $250 million recognisance bail.

There were four guarantors in total, including his parents, to guarantee Bankman-compliance with Fried's with the demands of pretrial detention.

The other two guarantors have now been identified as Andreas Paepcke, a distinguished research scientist at Stanford University,

and Larry Kramer, president of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and dean emeritus of Stanford Law School.

Although their identities were sealed, a number of media sites pushed to have them revealed.

Joe Bankman and Barbara Fried, the parents of Bankman-Fried, are both Stanford professors. They reside close to the college.

Since the middle of the 1990s, my wife and I have had a close friendship with Joe Bankman and Barbara Fried, Kramer told CNBC's Eamon Javers.

They have been the truest of friends over the past two years while my family has endured a grueling struggle with illness — delivering food,

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