FTX founder and Democrat Super Donor Sam Bankman-Fried has been accused of orchestrating a “year-long fraud” by the Securities Exchange Commission.
, where he lived and ran FTX from, on Monday and is expected to appear in court in Nassau on Tuesday morning for an extradition hearing. The SEC also alleges that Bankman-Friend “orchestrated a years-long fraud” to conceal the diversion of customer funds to Alameda Research from FTX investors.: “We allege that Sam Bankman-Fried built a house of cards on a foundation of deception while telling investors that it was one of the safest buildings in crypto.
According to an indictment charge unsealed on Tuesday in the Southern District of New York, Bankman-Fried has been charged with wire fraud and several counts of conspiracy, including conspiracy to defraud investors, lenders, and the United States, commit securities and commodities fraud, money laundering, and violate campaign finance laws.
SEC official Gurbir Grewal commented: “We commend our law enforcement partners for securing the arrest of Sam Bankman-Fried on federal criminal charges. The Securities and Exchange Commission has separately authorized charges relating to Mr. Bankman-Fried’s violations of our securities laws, which will be filed publicly tomorrow in the Southern District of New York.”
Gurbir Grewal: We commend our law enforcement partners for securing the arrest of Sam Bankman-Fried on federal criminal charges. The SEC has authorized separate charges relating to his violations of securities laws, to be filed publicly tomorrow in SDNY.
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