Michael Yaeger Interviewed in DL News: “Convicted FTX Exec Ryan Salame May Serve Shorter Sentence Because of Substance Abuse”

Michael Yaeger was interviewed in DL News, in an article titled “Convicted FTX Exec Ryan Salame May Serve Shorter Sentence Because of Substance Abuse.” The article discusses Salame’s sentencing for violating campaign finance law and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.

While Salame was sentenced to seven and a half years, Yaeger stated that his actual time in prison may be less than five and a half years due to his being recommended for the Residential Drug Abuse Program. "Inmates who qualify for that drug treatment program can receive, in some situations, up to a one-year sentence reduction," Yaeger stated.

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