FTX suggests Sam Bankman-Fried transferred assets to Bahamas government custody after bankruptcy: Filing

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- FTX in a bombshell emergency court filing Thursday said evidence suggests Bahamian regulators directed former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to gain "unauthorized access" to FTX systems to obtain digital assets belonging to the company after it had filed for bankruptcy protection.FTX in a bombshell emergency court filing Thursday said evidence suggests Bahamian regulators directed former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to gain "unauthorized access" to FTX systems to obtain digital assets belonging to the company after it had filed for bankruptcy protection.It cites an interview published by Vox on Wednesday where Bankman-Fried expresses serious disdain for regulators."[I]n connection with investigating a hack on Sunday, November 13, Mr. Bankman-Fried and [FTX co-founder Gary] Wang, stated in recorded and verified texts that "Bahamas regulators" instructed that certain post-petition transfers of Debtor assets be made by Mr. Wang and Mr. Bankman-Fried (who the Debtors understand were both effectively in the custody of Bahamas authorities) and that such assets were "custodied on FireBlocks under control of Bahamian gov't," the filing said.The law firms representing FTX, Landis Rath & Cobb and Sullivan & Cromwell, did not respond to a request for comment."

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