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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried signs extradition papers, will return to US for charges
ABC ^ | 12-20-22 | Aaron Katersky and Max Zahn

Posted on 12/20/2022 2:26:08 PM PST by dynachrome

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has now signed extradition papers in the Bahamas, where he lived in a multimillion-dollar mansion, after waffling on the decision since his initial court appearance last week.

The disgraced former CEO signed the papers to waive an extradition hearing from the Bahamas and will now be flown to the United States to face prosecution after the collapse of a company that was once valued at $32 billion, according to acting Commissioner of Corrections Doan Cleare.

Bankman-Fried, 30, had been expected in court Tuesday but did not appear, even as his lawyers and U.S. consular officials waited for two hours.That followed a confusing hearing Monday at which Bankman-Fried declined to waive extradition. The judge sent him back to jail and declared the day’s proceeding a waste of time.

Bankman-Fried is now due back in court Wednesday and, with extradition papers signed, should be clear for transfer to New York, where federal prosecutors have charged him in an eight-count indictment with stealing billions from customers of and investors in FTX.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bankman; fried; ftx; ponzi
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I think he needs more time in the Bahamas "resort" he is in.
1 posted on 12/20/2022 2:26:08 PM PST by dynachrome
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To: dynachrome

He didn’t like being wife to the six burly blokes he was sharing a cell with.


2 posted on 12/20/2022 2:27:43 PM PST by HandBasketHell
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To: dynachrome

Must not like the choice of boyfriends in the ‘camp’ lockup there.


3 posted on 12/20/2022 2:27:54 PM PST by George from New England
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To: dynachrome

Signed his death warrant is more like it. He’s got the goods on Democrats.


4 posted on 12/20/2022 2:30:01 PM PST by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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To: dynachrome; null and void; bagster; Travis McGee; Diogenesis; Lazamataz; dpetty121263

Darn, the cameras malfunctioned.

Again.

Darn the luck!


5 posted on 12/20/2022 2:32:11 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: AppyPappy

Yep, he knows too much.

Therefore...


6 posted on 12/20/2022 2:32:52 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: dynachrome

The judge sending him back to chill for a bit yesterday made an impression…


7 posted on 12/20/2022 2:33:47 PM PST by Magnatron
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To: dynachrome

The rats and roaches won.


8 posted on 12/20/2022 2:33:58 PM PST by clintonh8r (Truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth.)
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To: AppyPappy

Another Bermuda triangle mystery in the making?


9 posted on 12/20/2022 2:34:03 PM PST by Right Brother
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To: dynachrome
Right now the marshalls are drawing straws on who gets to accompany him on the plane ride back to the US.
Sounds like hazardous duty to me...
10 posted on 12/20/2022 2:39:53 PM PST by ZOOKER (Until further notice the /s is implied...)
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To: Magnatron

He must have concluded that he was headed for a criminal conviction and a long and difficult term in a sketchy Bahamian prison.


11 posted on 12/20/2022 2:40:06 PM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: dynachrome

His final vegan meal.   (There must be a large surplus of these things laying around somewhere.)


     

12 posted on 12/20/2022 2:40:40 PM PST by Songcraft
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“Another Bermuda triangle mystery in the making?”

Ooh, it would be the first in many years. BT has been on an extended period of perfect behavior.


13 posted on 12/20/2022 2:42:57 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Successful People Have a Sense of Gratitude. Unsuccessful People Have a Sense of Entitlement)
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To: dynachrome

As soon as he gets here some democrat ‘judge’ will let him out on bail..

The advantage of paying off the mob...oops I mean democrats.


14 posted on 12/20/2022 2:49:11 PM PST by GOPJ (Illegals coming across with Ebola? https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=45&v=LPjzfGChGlE) )
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To: SaveFerris

Yep he will be Epsteined very shortly after arriving on American Soil and placed into American Custody. Which DEMOCRAT run jail will he die in? Let’s start a Death Pool.


15 posted on 12/20/2022 2:51:28 PM PST by OHPatriot (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: OHPatriot

Hope he enjoyed the money 💰💰💰


16 posted on 12/20/2022 2:52:31 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: AppyPappy

SBF is a prime candidate for the Seth Rich-Jeffrey Epstein denouement.


17 posted on 12/20/2022 2:56:05 PM PST by BrexitBen
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To: SaveFerris

We know he didn’t blow it on a GOOD HAIRCUT.


18 posted on 12/20/2022 2:57:02 PM PST by OHPatriot (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: AppyPappy

Think he will make it to US? Wouldn’t want to be a person on his flight


19 posted on 12/20/2022 3:01:10 PM PST by goodnesswins (The Chinese are teaching calculus to their 3rd graders while ours are trying to pick a pronoun.)
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To: goodnesswins

Bankman-Fried will make it here and some democrat ‘judge’ will let him out on bail before Christmas.

The dems he paid off? They all say they ‘donated’ the money to ‘charity’ - which means some commie front group like Catholic Charities or Salvation Army or one of thousands of “Foundations’ r- like what the Clinton’s have - retirement travel slush funds for the corrupt and cheap.


20 posted on 12/20/2022 3:07:07 PM PST by GOPJ (Illegals coming across with Ebola? https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=45&v=LPjzfGChGlE) )
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