ChainCatcher reports that former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky has requested the summoning of six witnesses who worked at the crypto company to testify on his behalf, as he faces the possibility of over 100 years in prison.

Mashinsky was arrested last year, with prosecutors accusing him of deceiving customers and making misleading statements about Celsius' profitability. In a memo filed by his attorneys last Friday, he requested the New York District Court to allow these witnesses to testify at his criminal trial, including the crypto lending platform's CFO and CRO. Attorneys stated that many of the intended witnesses reside outside the United States.

Mashinsky's lawyers claim in the memo that he had no intention of harming anyone.