Star witness Caroline Ellison starts testimony at FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's trial

The trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has taken a star turn as his former fellow top executive and ex-girlfriend Caroline Ellison began testifying against him. Ellison's highly anticipated turn on the witness stand in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday took place just before the trial broke for lunch, with Ellison blaming Bankman-Fried for crimes she admitted to last December in a cooperation deal. At one point, she was asked to identify Bankman-Fried in the courtroom. She stood up, scanning the courtroom, before spotting him in a row with his lawyers. She identified him, saying he was “over there wearing a suit.”