FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will be handed over to US authorities today, December 21st. report He announced that he had agreed to the handover. According to an affidavit, FTX’s former CEO agreed to the handover, in part to make customers happy.
SBF attorney Jerone Roberts has demanded immediate extradition, bloombergHe plans to “accompany FBI agents in a non-commercial aircraft” back to the United States. Bloomberg also released a video of SBF arriving at a Bahamas courthouse accompanied by FBI officials.
A person familiar with the matter told Reuters that FBI and Federal Marshals Service agents arrived in Nassau this morning. according to He also told CNN that his official address is unknown at this time. SBF reportedly wants him out on bail once he returns to US soil
and recent video According to CoinBureau, it is estimated that SBF could face more than 100 years in prison if convicted on all eight charges filed by the Southern District of New York.
Bahamian authorities arrested Bankman Fried on December 12 on eight charges, including wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud wire, securities fraud, and conspiracy to commit securities fraud. The founders of FTX are also indicted by the US Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
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