Tag: Extradition

Two Executives in Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Empire Plead Guilty to Fraud

Caroline Ellison, the former chief executive of Alameda Research, and Gary Wang, a founder of FTX, are cooperating in the federal criminal case against Mr. Bankman-Fried.

Sam Bankman-Fried Is Expected to Agree to Extradition to the U.S.

The FTX founder, now in prison in the Bahamas, faces criminal charges that he engaged in widespread fraud since founding the cryptocurrency exchange in 2019.

Why the U.S. Offered to Swap Griner for Bout, a Russian Arms Dealer

The negotiations raise questions about what, if any, standards should apply when the United States agrees to trade prisoners.