Posted on 12/12/2022 3:51:07 PM PST by NautiNurse
Bahamian authorities have arrested Sam Bankman-Fried after U.S. law enforcement filed charges against the former crypto billionaire.
Bahamas Attorney General Ryan Pinder said that the United States had filed unspecified criminal charges against Bankman-Fried and was "likely to request his extradition."
In a statement, Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis said "The Bahamas and the United States have a shared interest in holding accountable all individuals associated with FTX who may have betrayed the public trust and broken the law. While the United States is pursuing criminal charges against SBF individually, The Bahamas will continue its own regulatory and criminal investigations into the collapse of FTX, with the continued cooperation of its law enforcement and regulatory partners in the United States and elsewhere."
Bankman-Fried was expected to testify before the House Financial Services Committee tomorrow. His arrest is the first concrete move by regulators to hold individuals accountable for the multi-billion dollar implosion of FTX last month.
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They probably arrested him now so he could not testify an shame the Dems.
Nah...He just proves that an idiot is born every minute looking for easy money.
Took long enough guess too many people found out what a ripoff he is
Cue the video recording devices to mysteriously not be working or lose power at the crucial time.
My thoughts too. Mad Maxine doesn’t want her dirty laundry aired in front of the cameras.
About damn time but I agree.......there’s a reason this happened when it did. And probably a nefarious one at that.
The timing is beyond suspect.
about f’ing time
Absolutely for sure. They needed to shut him up now before his big mouth says something true.
Guess he won’t be saying anything to anybody now, let alone congress.
So the corrupted DOJ will tell his attorneys not worry because this is all for optics. We will make sure nothing sticks to your client!
“Sam Bankman-Fried didn’t kill himself”
Just goes to show how some people will whore themselves out to endorse anything no matter how crooked. This fake company didn’t even have a real staff
He will definitely be epstein’ed.
Exactly. They arrested him now to prevent his testimony in front of the world.
If Cryptocurrencies can be used by drug smugglers and money launderers, it is also great for political graft and corruption.
Once Bankman shows where his political donations were directed, Merrick Garland will free him (or give him a plea-deal on the level that Epstein got, earlier).
I hope so.
Might have messed with TBE wrong folks. Unions invested pension money in his ponzi scheme.
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