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Sam Bankman-Fried is under supervision in Bahamas, looking to flee to Dubai

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder Gary Wang, and director of engineering Nishad Singh are understood to be in the Bahamas and “under the supervision” of local authorities.

A source familiar with the matter told Cointelegraph that three former FTX executives and Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison are looking for a way to escape to Dubai, which does not have an extradition treaty. state.

“Sam, Gary and Nishad are currently under surveillance in the Bahamas, which means it will be difficult for them to leave,” said the source, who asked to remain anonymous, adding:

“They got word that they were trying to get a way to Dubai without an extradition treaty.”

The source also revealed that Ellison is currently in Hong Kong, adding that it means “she might be able to go to Dubai.”

had a similar theory Discussed As part of a 16-hour Twitter space by The Crypto Roundtable Show host Mario Nawfal, the guest speaker said that a “reliable source” identified Bankman-Fried as a “locked space” with officials at the luxury resort in Albany Towers. In “claims to have witnessed. At New Providence in the Bahamas.

According to unconfirmed rumors, Bankman-Fried is now joined by his father, Joseph Bankman.

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Rumors that Bankman-Fried has been arrested There was evidence suggesting that Bankman-Fried’s private jet was grounded for 40 minutes on its way from Nassau to Miami when it made its rounds on the tarmac at the Bahamas Airport on November 10.

On November 12th, rumors circulated that Bankman-Fried landed in Buenos Aires early in the morning after a Twitter user tracked the coordinates of his private jet using flight tracking website ADS-B Exchange.

Later in the day, Bankman-Fried said in a text message to Reuters denied speculation that he had escaped He left for Argentina, claiming he was still in the Bahamas.

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The former FTX CEO is at the center of one of them industry’s biggest scandal.

a report The Wall Street Journal on November 9 suggested that the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating the collapse of cryptocurrency exchanges.

California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced On November 10, it announced that it was launching an investigation into the exchange’s “apparent failure.”

About 130 companies in the FTX Group, including FTX Trading, FTX US and Alameda Research, began bankruptcy proceedings on the 11th.