Caroline Ellison's Federal Custody Cut Short After Cooperation in FTX Fraud Trial

Caroline Ellison is now scheduled to leave federal custody on January 21, 2026, several weeks earlier than her previous release date after receiving a two-year sentence linked to the FTX collapse. Prison records show she moved to community-based supervision in New York in October 2025, and her extensive cooperation against Sam Bankman-Fried, who received 25 years, played a key role in shortening her custodial term. Despite the earlier release, she faces a 10-year ban from serving as an officer or director of any public company, including those in the crypto sector.