Sam Bankman-Fried ("SBF"), the former CEO of FTX Extradition to the United States of America Confirmed by The Bahamas Attorney General, and The Foreign Affairs

Nassau, NP, The Bahamas - December 21, 2022 - Sam Bankman-Fried ("SBF"), former CEO of FTX Extradition to the United States of America to Face Criminal Charges Against Him

 

Statement from Attorney General Sen. Ryan Pinder KC on The Extradition of Sam Bankman-Fried to the United States

‘The Office of the Attorney General of The Bahamas announced the extradition to the United States of Sam Bankman-Fried ("SBF"), the former CEO of FTX.  SBF will depart from The Bahamas for the United States tonight.

The Royal Bahamas Police Force arrested SBF, a United States citizen, on 12 December 2022 following notification in the form of a diplomatic note from the United States that it had filed criminal charges against him, The United States requested that a provisional arrest warrant be issued for SBF in anticipation of his extradition pursuant to an extradition Treaty between the two nations.  After the arrest, SBF subsequently waived his right to challenge his extradition to the United States, The Bahamas has determined that the provisional arrest, and subsequent written consent by SBF to be extradited without formal extradition proceedings satisfies the requirements of the Treaty and our nation’s Extradition Act.

 

December 21, 2022
Office of The Attorney General And Ministry of Legal Affairs
Commonwealth of The Bahamas

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Statement From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs On The Extradition of Sam Bankman Fried

Today the Foreign Minister, who is the Minister responsible for the Extradition Act, signed the Warrant of Surrender for Sam Bankman Fried.  This allows the extradition of the subject to the United States of America.

December 21, 2022
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Commonwealth of The Bahamas

The Bahamas Attorney General on the arrest of Sam Bankman-Fried

Attorney General of The Bahamas Sen. Ryan Pinder KC Statement on the arrest of Sam Bankman-Fried

On 12 December 2022, the Office of the Attorney General of The Bahamas is announcing the arrest by The Royal Bahamas Police Force of Sam Bankman-Fried (“SBF”), former CEO of FTX.  SBF’s arrest followed receipt of formal notification from the United States that it has filed criminal charges against SBF and is likely to request his extradition.

As a result of the notification received and the material provided therewith, it was deemed appropriate for the Attorney General to seek SBF’s arrest and hold him in custody pursuant to our nation’s Extradition Act.

At such time as a formal request for extradition is made, The Bahamas intends to process it promptly, pursuant to Bahamian law and its treaty obligations with the United States.

Responding to SBF’s arrest, Prime Minister Davis stated, “The Bahamas and the United States have a shared interest in holding accountable all individuals associated with FTX who may have betrayed the public trust and broken the law.  While the United States is pursuing criminal charges against SBF individually, The Bahamas will continue its own regulatory and criminal investigations into the collapse of FTX, with the continued cooperation of its law enforcement and regulatory partners in the United States and elsewhere."
 

December 12, 2022
Office of The Attorney General &
Ministry of Legal Affairs
Commonwealth of The Bahamas