https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/sbfs-ex-girlfriend-ellison-testifies-he-directed-me-to-commit-these-crimes/ > Caroline Ellison, the former Alameda Research CEO who dated Sam Bankman-Fried, testified against her former partner today in his criminal trial. "In the trial's second week, Ellison said she committed fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering along with Bankman-Fried and others," the Associated Press reported. > "He was originally the CEO of Alameda and the owner of Alameda and he directed me to commit these crimes," Ellison said today, according to a Bloomberg article. She added that "Alameda took several billion dollars from FTX customers and used it for its own investments" and to pay off lenders.