Bankman-Fried’s Arrest in Bahamas Sets Up US Extradition Fight
- FTX founder indicated Tuesday he would fight extradition to US
- US attorney says case among ‘biggest financial frauds’ ever
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At his press conference on charges against Bahamas-based FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, Manhattan US Attorney Damian Williams said the case shows “you can commit fraud in shorts and t-shirts in the sun.”
But Williams didn’t address how US authorities plan to get Bankman-Fried back from his tropical locale to face the eight-count indictment unsealed against him Tuesday in New York federal court.