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Judge Bars Multiple SBF Proposed Witnesses From Testifying at October Trial

Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan ordered on Thursday to prohibit several witnesses proposed by SBF from testifying in next month's trial, including British lawyer Lawrence Akka, President of consulting firm Tom Bishop & Associates LLC Thomas Bishop, Head of consulting firm Maxwell Consulting Joseph Pimbley, Director of consulting firm Guidepost Solutions Brian Kim, Law Professor Bradley Smith of Capital University Law School, Managing Director of consulting firm PVA Toucan International Peter Vinella, and Assistant Professor Andrew Di Wu of the University of Michigan Business School.

The prosecutor previously requested the judge to prohibit the testimony of the seven witnesses mentioned above, partly because they do not meet the standards for expert testimony. In addition, despite SBF's lawyer's objection, government expert Peter Easton will be able to testify and discuss the client's fiat deposits.

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