Обвинетиот основач на FTX, Сем Банкмен-Фрид, ќе се врати во САД по сослушувањето

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried signed extradition papers in the Bahamas and will return to the U.S. on Wednesday, a Bahamas prison official told NBC News.

Doan Cleare, Bahamas’ acting commissioner of corrections, confirmed on Tuesday that Bankman-Fried will fly to the U.S. on federal aircraft following his third courtroom hearing this week.

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A source familiar with the matter told CNBC that Bankman-Fried’s team is not anticipating further issues with the process.

Bankman-Fried, his U.S. counsel and his local Bahamian attorney have appeared at odds over the last two days, which resulted in confusion and chaos in the Nassau courtroom.

Bankman-Fried faces eight federal charges, including wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering, related to the collapse of his crypto exchange, which sank into bankruptcy last month.

The 30-year-old MIT graduate now faces a protracted trial process and could possibly be free on bail while proceedings unfold.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York argued that Bankman-Fried used $8 billion worth of customer assets for extravagant real estate purchases and vanity projects, including stadium naming rights and милиони политички донации.

Банкмен-Фрид е обвинет од федералните органи за спроведување на законот и финансиски регулатори на извршување на она што ДИК се нарекува one of the largest and most “brazen” frauds in recent memory. Replacement CEO John J. Ray described a “complete failure of corporate control” at the company.

Бенкмен-Фрид беше обвинет in New York federal court on Dec. 9 and was уапсен three days later by Bahamas law enforcement at the request of U.S. prosecutors. His legal team has since gone back and forth on whether Bankman-Fried would consent to extradition.

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