**Former FTX Exec Ryan Salame Begins Prison Sentence**

Ryan Salame, former FTX executive, started his 90-month prison sentence on October 11, 2024, at FCI Cumberland. Convicted for his role in the 2022 FTX collapse, Salame pleaded guilty to operating an unregulated money-transmitting business and campaign finance violations in 2023.

- **Failed Delay Attempt**: Salame's bid to delay his surrender date due to medical treatment was denied by Judge Lewis Kaplan.

- **Unfazed Attitude**: Despite the sentence, Salame updated his social media profiles humorously to reflect his new status as an inmate.

- **Podcast Revelations**: In a recent interview with Laura Shin, Salame admitted to withdrawing $600,000 in cryptocurrency during FTX's collapse, calling it "not my brightest moment." He plans to study law, not to practice, but to better represent himself in the future.