Bankman-Fried’s Mom Told to Not Call Court on Son’s Behalf by Live mint | March 17, 2026 2:06 am | Indian Stocks, Market, News FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s mother may have been a law professor at Stanford University. But the judge who sentenced her son to 25 years in prison said she can’t act on his behalf in his bid for a new trial.