- He had been expected to waive his right to an extradition hearing on Monday morning, but in court demanded to see a copy of his federal indictment, with his defense attorney expressing "shock" at the proceedings.Reports over the weekend indicated that Bankman-Fried would consent to extradition, but the former crypto billionaire told a different story Monday, demanding to see a copy of his federal indictment before agreeing to return to the U.S.CNBC and several other outlets reported that Bankman-Fried had changed his mind and would instead submit himself for extradition on Monday.Franklyn Williams KC, the Bahamian prosecutor, said that he "understood that [Bankman-Fried] intended to waive extradition," according to an NBC News producer present in the courtroom.Bankman-Fried faces life in federal prison, without the possibility of supervised release, if convicted on just one of eight offenses that prosecutors have charged him with."