SBF's family and friends have requested leniency from the judge who will sentence the FTX co-founder next month, claiming that his public image as a "malicious freak" is completely wrong. On Tuesday, several people submitted letters, along with the sentencing recommendations submitted by SBF's lawyers. The lawyers requested a sentence of no more than 6.5 years in prison.

Among those who submitted letters were: SBF's mother (a law professor at Stanford University), SBF's father (a law professor at Stanford University), former New York police officer Carmine Simpson, San Francisco psychiatrist George Lerner, and former FTX employee Ross Rheingans-Yoo.