Sam Bankman-Fried in Custody in US, to Appear Before Judge ‘As Soon as Possible’

Sam Bankman-Fried in Custody in US, to Appear Before Judge ‘As Soon as Possible’
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (C) is led away handcuffed by officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force at the Nassau, Bahamas, courthouse on Dec. 19, 2022. Kris Ingraham/AFP/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been extradited from the Bahamas and is now in federal custody in the United States, according to a U.S. prosecutor and media reports, with the accused fraudster expected to appear in front of a judge in relatively short order.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a video posted on Twitter late Wednesday night that Bankman-Fried was already in FBI custody and was on his way back to the United States.
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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