Føderale anklagere har beslaglagt $697 millioner i aktiver, består for det meste af mere end 56 millioner Robinhood-aktier til en værdi $526 million, fra FTX medstifter Sam Bankman-Fried. Retsdokumenter oplyste i detaljer, at U.S. regeringen beslaglagde en række bankkonti tilhørende Bankman-Fried, holding millions in cash.
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USA. government has seized nearly $700 million from the former FTX CEO and co-founder, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), according to court documents reviewed by CNBC. Most of the funds came from the 56,273,269 aktier of Robinhood Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: HOOD) owned by Bankman-Fried. Using exchange rates from Jan. 20, 2023, the Hood shares are worth more than $526 million.
desuden, CNBC reporters Rohan Goswami and MacKenzie Sigalos detail that nearly $56 million held in four bank accounts was seized as well. Three accounts holding $6 million were allegedly held at Silvergate Bank and one account reportedly held at Moonstone Bank held $50 million. In total, $171 million in cash was taken by the federal government from Bankman-Fried. Månestensbanke forklaret er Jan. 19, 2023, that the financial institution will officially be exiting the crypto space.
Alameda Research invested $11.5 million into Moonstone Bank, also known as Farmington State Bank, through FBH, Moonstone’s holding company. Federal prosecutors believe the $697 millioner i aktiver, mostly made up of Robinhood shares, were acquired using funds stolen from FTX customers. Bankman-Fried maintains his innocence and has “denied misappropriating customer assets,” Sigalos explained on Friday.
Derudover, federal agents also seized funds that belonged to SBF that were held on the crypto exchanges Binance and Binance US. USA. regering revealed intentions to seize the Robinhood shares during the first week of January 2023, and the U.S. Justitsministeriet (DOJ) initiated the process.
Bankman-Fried attempted to regain access to the shares, noting that he needed the money to pay for legal expenses. USA. government can seize funds from citizens suspected of wrongdoing without necessarily charging them with a crime and from charged suspects awaiting trial. Federal prosecutors do not believe the assets seized are the property in the bankruptcy estate.
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