Imprison crypto fraudster Bankman-Fried 40 to 50 years, say feds

Manhattan federal prosecutors say fallen cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried's theft of $8 billion from his customers should land the 32-year-old former billionaire in prison for 40 to 50 years. In court papers filed Friday, the prosecutors called his crime "likely the largest fraud in the last decade." "Justice requires that he receive a prison sentence commensurate with the extraordinary dimensions of his crimes," prosecutors wrote in the 116-page sentencing recommendation submitted to Judge Lewis Kaplan. "The defendant victimized tens of thousands of people and companies, across several continents, over a period of multiple years," prosecutors wrote. "He stole money from…