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»Sam Bankman-Fried claims he survived in a Bahamas jail on a jar of peanut butter«
Sam Bankman-prison Fried’s diet in the Bahamas consisted of a jar of peanut butter, according to the disgraced FTX founder awaiting trial on federal fraud charges.
“I spent a considerable amount of time trying to determine how far a jar of peanut butter could take me,” Bankman-Fried told Puck News.
“It was a little precarious for a while,” Bankman-Fried said of his health while he was incarcerated in Fox Hill, the notorious rat- and maggot-infested prison with a reputation for keeping inmates in extremely unclean circumstances.
Bankman-Fried, who spoke to Puck News from his parents’ house in Palo Alto, was arrested by Bahamian law enforcement officers last month after US federal prosecutors brought criminal charges related to the failure of his FTX cryptocurrency business.
It was stated that after Bankman-detention, Fried’s his family contacted the prison where he was being housed and requested vegan meals for him.
The 30-year-old former crypto billionaire, whose fortune once reached $26 billion, was given his own cell in the maximum security part of the prison.
Last month, Bahamian police arrested Bankman-Fried after US prosecutors filed fraud allegations.
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Bankman-Fried was not permitted to receive visitors because to COVID-19 rules at the prison, which a warden previously described as “unfit for human habitation.”
He was scheduled to remain in jail until at least February 8, but he made a deal with US prosecutors to withdraw his extradition fight.
Bankman-Fried was released on a $250 million bond last month. Federal prosecutors have described his conduct of FTX as a “epic fraud.”
Bankman-Fried stated in late November, prior to his arrest the previous month, that he had “almost nothing” left and “maybe $100,000 in that bank account.”
In a recent interview with Puck News, Bankman-Fried asserted his innocence and stated that he intends to defend himself in court.
“Yes,” he responded when asked if he planned to prove his innocence. This is the plan.
Due to their ongoing concerns for his safety, his parents arranged for a 75-pound German shepherd named Sandor to be by his side.
Bankman-Fried told Puck News that the private security guards his parents hired to defend the $4 million Palo Alto mansion where he is staying recently prevented a citizen’s arrest attempt against him.
People allege that they want to make a citizen’s arrest here. I don’t get it. “I’ve been arrested already,” he said.
Bankman-Fried also disclosed that his former friends no longer communicate with him.
Bankman-Fried reportedly requested vegan food while being detained at Fox Hill.
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He remarked, “For a number of years, I was incredibly fortunate and fortunate in terms of the relationships and support I had.”
There is now essentially nothing remaining.
Bankman-Fried remarked, “The majority of my former friends no longer communicate with me.”
“I don’t blame people for attempting to avoid being drawn into the s—show as much as possible.”
Federal prosecutors have reached cooperation agreements with Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang, Bankman-top Fried’s FTX and Alameda Research associates.
Ellison is the manager of the hedge fund Alameda, which reportedly utilized billions of dollars in FTX customer cash to cover dangerous bets.
FTX’s demise was precipitated by rival Binance’s decision to sell FTT, the FTX-created, in-house coin that Bankman-Fried utilized to support a significant portion of his exchange’s reserves.
When Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao abandoned his effort to rescue FTX, the empire of Bankman-Fried fell.
»Sam Bankman-Fried claims he survived in a Bahamas jail on a jar of peanut butter«