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Sam Bankman-Fried, the notorious cryptocurrency entrepreneur and former CEO of FTX, will stand trial on the unique eight felony prices, in line with U.S. prosecutors. The transfer opens up the chance for the Bahamas to deliver forth any prices to the trade’s favourite former CEO. 

The trial is about to begin on February 6, 2024, within the U.S. District Court docket in New York.

The fees towards Bankman-Fried had been introduced in November 2023, accusing him of market manipulation, wire fraud and cash laundering, amongst different offenses. He was arrested within the Bahamas and extradited to the US, all whereas “advocating” for himself on his Twitter Areas and interview tour.

The Division of Justice said that “the Authorities has proceeded on this case in accordance with Article 14 of the extradition treaty between the US and the Bahamas.” This may give the Bahamas an opportunity “effectively upfront of the trial date” to approve SBF’s trial in the US earlier than shifting ahead with its personal prices — if determined upon — as:

“there is no such thing as a foundation to dismiss the extra counts within the superseding indictment.”

The prosecutors added that whereas it’s unsure if the Bahamas will observe by with its prices towards Bankman-Fried, “the [U.S.] Authorities is ready to proceed to trial as scheduled on the counts contained within the authentic Indictment, and to consent to discretionary severance of the extra counts.” The prosecution additional clarified that “the submitting of a superseding indictment doesn’t violate the rule of specialty,” which means that the Bahamas are effectively of their extraditing treaty rights to file prices towards SBF and the courts await the response of the Caribbean island.

The authorized crew representing the previous FTX CEO had beforehand sought to scale back the fees, arguing that 10 out of the 13 prices introduced upon Bankman-Fried had been redundant. Regardless of the unique eight prices standing, the courts ordered “Counts 4, Six, 9, Ten, and 13 severed from the remaining counts within the Indictment,” particularly stating that rely 13 was “moot.”

On the time of writing, neither Bankman-Fried nor FTX has commented publicly on the prosecutors’ newest determination.

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