The co-founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX pleaded not guilty to a seven count indictment charging him with wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering.
An attorney for FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried said in federal court Tuesday his client has to subsist on bread, water and peanut butter because the jail he’s in isn’t accommodating his vegan diet.
Ethical Veganism is a recognised belief system and has the same protections as religious beliefs where I live.
From a quick search, it appears SBF is being held in New York and that state does not recognize ethical veganism in jails/prisons that I could find.