Last December, in a scene that captivated audiences around the world, the billionaire crypto founder Sam Bankman-Fried was led away from his luxury apartment in the Bahamas by authorities. The disheveled 30-year-old was brought to a Bahamian jail, where he was held for a week before agreeing to be extradited to the U.S.
As Department of Justice prosecutors continue to build their criminal case against Bankman-Fried, which now includes 13 counts related to the collapse of his crypto exchange FTX, his extradition from the Bahamas has emerged as a thorny issue.
