Binance Founder May Serve a Prison Sentence Alongside Proud Boys Members

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Binance Founder May Serve a Prison Sentence Alongside Proud Boys Members

**Prosecutors' request for a 36-month prison sentence for former Binance CEO Zhao Changpeng has brought to the forefront the possibility of him spending time behind bars at the same facility as members of the extremist group Proud Boys.** Robert Palmquist, warden of the Washington Correctional Center, stated that if Changpeng is imprisoned, he is "very likely" to be incarcerated at the Federal Detention Center (FDC) in SeaTac, Washington. The FDC SeaTac is currently home to 794 inmates, including Proud Boys member Dominic Pezzola, who pleaded guilty to involvement in the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Previously, U.S. prosecutors recommended a 36-month prison term for Changpeng. In response, Changpeng submitted a handwritten reflection and a motion for leniency to the presiding judge. Previously on [date], U.S. prosecutors requested a 36-month prison sentence for former Binance CEO Zhao Changpeng, who submitted a handwritten reflection and a motion for leniency to the judge.

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