Ex-FTX CEO moved to transit facility after interview


Officers with the Federal Bureau of Prisons have moved former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried to a transit facility days after right-wing political commentator Tucker Carlson interviewed him.

As of March 27, the Federal Bureau of Prisons web site confirmed Bankman-Fried was being housed on the Federal Switch Heart (FTC) in Oklahoma Metropolis, suggesting that he could also be moved from the power the place he largely spent the vast majority of his time awaiting trial and transferring ahead with an enchantment of his conviction.

Carlson remotely interviewed SBF from the Metropolitan Detention Heart (MDC) in Brooklyn on March 5 — a reportedly unsanctioned occasion that resulted within the former FTX CEO being sent to solitary confinement. 

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Former FTX CEO’s standing as of March 27. Supply: US Bureau of Prisons

The rationale for the transfer to the Oklahoma transit facility was unclear. After Bankman-Fried’s 2023 conviction on seven felony fees and 2024 sentencing to 25 years in jail, a federal decide beneficial that the previous CEO stay within the New York space to help throughout his appeals course of. He was briefly transferred to FTC Oklahoma City in Could 2024 earlier than being returned to MDC Brooklyn.

Bankman-Fried has been housed in numerous amenities since a decide revoked his bail in August 2023 following allegations the previous CEO tried to intimidate witnesses earlier than his legal trial. In line with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, he was set to be launched in November 2044 however could serve less time primarily based on his conduct in jail.

It is a growing story, and additional info will likely be added because it turns into obtainable.