The Prosecutor

Assistant U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon conducted most of the prosecution's examination of Sam. It was certainly the biggest professional assignment of her young life.

Informed at the start of trial of a psychiatrist's recent diagnosis of Sam's autism, Sassoon recognized this as being to her advantage -- a tiger shark lining up on a seal pup.

Sassoon not only ignored Sam's autism but exploited his obvious vulnerabilities. She denied him the opportunity to make clarifications, and told the jury this was evidence of his equivacating.

In closing arguments, prosecutors said Sam's general reluctance to make eye contact was "proof" of guilt.

Sassoon has degrees from Yale and Harvard. She was a law clerk to the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. She is a smart woman.

Smart enough to understand how autism can impact an individual's behavior.

Smart enough to understand how Sam's autism impacted him, both during his leadership of FTX and at trial.

Smart enough to hide Sam's autism from the jury.

And smart enough to use it effectively and disasterously against him.

Justice denied.