- According to Doan Cleare, Bankman-Fried signed the extradition papers on December 20.
- SBF will face eight charges in an indictment brought by the U.S. Attorney.
On December 20th, reports surfaced that Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the founder of the insolvent cryptocurrency exchange FTX, signed paperwork authorizing his transfer to FBI agents for extradition to the United States to face criminal charges.
This was anticipated since on December 19 Bankman-Fried was said to have accepted in principle to being extradited to the U.S. Despite previous reports suggesting that he wanted to view the indictment against him first.
According to Doan Cleare, the interim commissioner of prisons in the Bahamas, Bankman-Fried signed the extradition papers on December 20.
Will Face Eight Charges in the U.S
Cleare was quoted in a Bloomberg article dated December 20. As saying that the exchange’s founder had signed surrender documents on December 20. And was scheduled to sign another set of papers on December 21 waiving his rights to fight extradition. Which could result in his placement on a flight bound for the U.S. that same day.
After the final paperwork is completed. FBI agents will take Bankman-Fried to a private airport where he will board a private aircraft to the United States. There, he will face eight charges in an indictment brought by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
On December 20th, The New York Times reported that Bankman-Fried’s attorneys are in talks with federal prosecutors to arrange for his release on bond if he is extradited to the United States.
According to those familiar with the situation, the arrangement would have to be approved by the federal court presiding over SBF’s case and might involve very stringent terms including house confinement and electronic monitoring.
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