FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will return to U.S. Wednesday following Bahamas court hearing

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Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of FTX, is escorted retired of the Magistrate's Court successful Nassau, Bahamas, connected Monday, Dec. 19, 2022.

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FTX laminitis Sam Bankman-Fried signed extradition papers successful the Bahamas and volition instrumentality to the U.S. connected Wednesday, a Bahamas situation authoritative told NBC News.

Doan Cleare, Bahamas' acting Commissioner of Corrections, confirmed connected Tuesday that Bankman-Fried volition alert to the U.S. connected national craft pursuing his 3rd courtroom proceeding this week.

Bankman-Fried faces 8 national charges, including ligament fraud, securities fraud, and wealth laundering, related to the illness of his crypto exchange, which sank into bankruptcy past month.

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