FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been extradited from the Bahamas and is now in federal custody in the United States, according to a U.S. prosecutor and media reports, with the accused fraudster expected to appear in front of a judge in relatively short order.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a video posted on Twitter late Wednesday night that Bankman-Fried was already in FBI custody and was on his way back to the United States.
“He will be transported directly to the Southern District of New York and he will appear in court before a judge in this district as soon as possible,” Williams said….