Pillow Talk Benefitting SBF?
SBF's attorney, Christian Everdell, is married to Ann Marie Preissler, an attorney in the Division of Enforcement at the SEC's New York office.
January 8, 2023 by "reliable source"
At the time of this writing, SBF has two attorneys in his criminal case (22-cr-00673) in the SDNY: Mark Cohen and Christian Everdell. The duo from Cohen & Gressler LLP represented sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell; Cohen is also the infamous “diversity monitor” who charged NYC $10 million to prod its departments to hire more minorities.
Mark Cohen, one of SBF’s attorneys for his criminal case in the SDNY
While SBF’s criminal case has generated the most headlines, Marco Polo noticed a familial connection between one of the entities suing SBF on the civil side—the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)—and Everdell. Indeed, Everdell’s wife is a “Senior Counsel” in the NY office of the SEC, the very office suing SBF (22-cv-10501).
Christian Everdell, SBF, & Everdell’s wife (Ann Marie Preissler)
To ensure compliance with federal regulations, specifically 5 CFR § 2635.402 (b)(2)(i) (and, more broadly, 5 CFR § 2635.101 (b)(14), Preissler needs to recuse herself from the SEC’s action, as this scenario presents a clear conflict of interest. For example, Preissler, even though she is not listed on the SEC’s civil complaint, could be laundering information about the investigation/sources/methods to her husband, SBF’s attorney.
Marriage and NY Bar information for Christian Everdell & Ann Marie Preissler
LinkedIn profiles of Christian Everdell & Ann Marie Preissler
Federal regulations prohibit Preissler from “participating“ in the SEC v. SBF case
If Preissler does not recuse herself, it could be even more difficult to rectify the situation after the fact, as the couple could invoke “spousal immunity,” just as the infamous Secret Service agent Shaun Bridges did with his then-wife, Ariana Esposito.
The shotgun wedding of Shaun Bridges: on the banks of a river near Baltimore
Marco Polo contacted both Everdell & Preissler to give them a chance to comment on the potential conflict of interest; neither responded. Please write to her in order to ensure that she has recused herself from 22-cv-10501, as she is required to do:
preisslera@sec.gov