Sam Bankman-Fried will take the stand and testify, his attorneys told Judge Lewis Kaplan and the prosecution during a telephone conference Wednesday. 

The defense expects Bankman-Fried’s direct testimony to take most of the day Thursday. The government has indicated that they expect to rest their case Thursday morning after calling one last witness, an FBI agent. 

The FBI agent is expected to be on the stand for less than an hour, counsel from both sides agreed Wednesday. 

In a motion filed Tuesday evening, the government noted that the defense has provided a list of six witnesses. On Wednesday, lead defense attorney Mark Cohen told Kaplan that they intend to call three witnesses,…

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