Former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried is not incarcerated in New York or California, the place his dad and mom personal a house — he’s in Oklahoma, in keeping with jail information.
As of Could 23, inmate information on the Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that Bankman-Fried was being held on the Federal Switch Middle in Oklahoma Metropolis. Based on the U.S. Division of Justice’s Workplace of the Inspector Basic, inmates are held on a “short-term foundation” for switch to the jail system.
SBF’s transfer to Oklahoma, mixed with studies on Could 22, counsel that authorities could switch the previous FTX CEO from the Metropolitan Detention Middle (MDC) in Brooklyn to the Federal Correctional Establishment (FCI) in Mendota. The switch appeared to happen regardless of Choose Lewis Kaplan of the District Court docket for the Southern District of New York recommending that SBF stay at MDC Brooklyn.
Bankman-Fried has been in New York since a decide revoked his bail in August 2023 and after a sentencing listening to in March 2024 requested to stay at MDC Brooklyn to “facilitate entry to his appellate counsel.” In November 2023, a jury convicted the previous FTX CEO on seven counts, and Choose Kaplan later sentenced him to 25 years in jail.
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In a letter to the court docket filed Could 22, Choose Kaplan requested that Bankman-Fried stay in New York “till his enchantment is totally briefed to facilitate entry to appellate counsel.”
On the time of publication, it was unclear how lengthy Bankman-Fried can be confined to the Oklahoma facility. When transferred to FCI Mendota, the previous FTX CEO will stay near his dad and mom’ residence within the San Francisco Bay Space. Based on information on the web site of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Oklahoma State Penitentiary close to Will Rogers Airport homes 1,414 inmates.
Bankman-Fried was the one particular person related to the collapse of FTX and Alameda Analysis who pleaded not responsible and was convicted for his position in defrauding shoppers. Former FTX and Alameda executives Ryan Salameh, Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang and Nishad Singh pleaded responsible and settled with authorities. Salome’s sentencing is scheduled for Could 28.
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