According to Business Insider, former New York Police Department official Carmine Simpson, who was imprisoned with SBF, wrote a letter to US District Judge Lewis Kaplan on behalf of SBF requesting leniency. Kaplan will sentence SBF on March 28th. He was convicted of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy last November. It is reported that SBF still adheres to a vegetarian diet in prison, but the food conditions are poor. Simpson wrote in the letter: "Although Sam (SBF) eats 12 out of 14 meals of uncooked rice, a spoonful of disgusting-looking beans, and a week-old lettuce, he has always kept his promise not to abuse animals." Simpson said that he was initially skeptical of SBF's motives, but changed his mind after spending time with him. He wrote: "When he (SBF) first told me that the main reason he worked so hard to become a successful and wealthy person was to donate all his money to noble causes and people in need, to be frank, I thought he was lying to me. But soon I came to the conclusion that Sam is the most selfless person I have ever met. If Sam Bankman-Fried is released from prison, the world will be much better." Simpson added that he expects the judge will not take his letter seriously because he himself is facing criminal charges.