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The authorities of the Bahamas arrested the founder of FTX Sam Bankman-Freed

Law enforcement in the Bahamas has arrested FTX founder Sam Backnman-Freed at the request of the US government. This was announced by Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams.

“Authorities in the Bahamas have arrested Samuel Bankman-Freed at the request of the US government on the basis of a sealed indictment filed in the Southern District of New York. We expect a motion to remove the secrecy from the indictment will be filed in the morning, after which we will be able to provide more details, ”the message says.

According to Bahamas Attorney Ryan Pinder, the arrest took place on December 12. The US has filed criminal charges against the founder of FTX. It is expected that American law enforcement agencies will require Bankman-Fried to be extradited to the States.