PANews reported on December 17th that, according to Business Insider, Caroline Ellison, the ex-girlfriend of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and former CEO of Alameda Research, has been quietly transferred out of federal prison after serving approximately 11 months (originally sentenced to two years). A spokesperson for the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons stated that 31-year-old Ellison was transferred from the Danbury Federal Correctional Center in Connecticut to a "community detention" environment on October 16th. This means that Ellison remains under federal supervision but is currently either under home detention or in a transitional rehabilitation center. Online prison records show that Ellison's expected release date is February 20, 2026, nearly nine months earlier than originally scheduled. Her lawyer declined to comment.

According to previous reports, former Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison received a reduced sentence and is expected to be released in July 2026 .