A District Judge ordered a separate trial for the DOJ's charges against Sam Bankman-Fried which were added following his extradition to the U.S. Criminal charges against FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried have been split, with the former CEO now facing two separate trials for his alleged mismanagement of the crypto exchange. Bankman-Fried is facing a total of 13 charges relating to fraud, fraud conspiracy and bribery. A trial for all the charges was scheduled to begin on Oct. 2.