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Spokesperson Hints at Sam Bankman-Fried’s Possible Move to California Prison

According to the Wall Street Journal, the convicted FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is being transferred from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn to an undisclosed location. Sources speculate that…

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SBF was almost extorted for ‘protection’ in Brooklyn jail, recalls ex-inmate

Gene Borrello, a former prisoner at MDC, told crypto blogger Tiffany Fong that Sam Bankman-Fried was targeted for his timid nature and having “the body of the 80-year-old.”

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AirBit Club ‘ponzi’ co-founder gets 12 years prison

Convicted fraudster Pablo Renato Rodriguez will also need to serve three years of supervised release after he finishes his 12 year imprisonment sentence.

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Report: FTX Co-Founder Bankman-Fried Plans to Surrender to US Extradition Request

Disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has reportedly reversed his decision to contest his extradition to the United States. Bankman-Fried has spent close to five days in the Bahamas Department…

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EmpiresX ‘head trader’ to face 4 years of prison over $100M crypto ‘Ponzi’

Two other associates that helped run the U.S.-based fraudulent crypto platform EmpiresX left the country early this year and are believed to be in Brazil.

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So-Called ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli Turns ‘Crypto Bro’ — ‘I Started Using Uniswap in Prison’

Following his release from prison, the former hedge fund manager and convicted felon, Martin Shkreli, discussed cryptocurrencies and using the decentralized exchange (dex) platform Uniswap from a federal penitentiary. The…

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Illegal Crypto Miners Threatened With Jail Time in Russia

Cryptocurrency miners that are illegally connecting their equipment to the power grid should go to prison, says a Russian lawmaker who recently announced that his nationalist party is working on…

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