Sam Bankman-Fried has agreed to be extradited to the United States, where he faces criminal charges linked to the collapse of his cryptocurrency firm FTX, according to his lawyer.
Attorney Jerone Roberts, who represented Bankman-Fried in a Bahamas Court on Monday, told reporters the extradition paperwork is being prepared by lawyers, The New York Times reported.
“Mr. Bankman-Fried wishes to put the customers right, and that is what has driven his decision,” Roberts told reporters, according to the outlet.
The court appearance comes a week after the 30-year-old was taken into Bahamian custody until an extradition hearing set for Feb. 8, 2023. Bankman-Fried’s attorneys previously reportedly said they intended to fight extradition….