SBF was expected to agree to extradition in a court appearance Monday, but the hearing went off the rails when his lawyer said he was 'shocked' his client was even in court.
... [+]Jerone Roberts, Bankman-Fried's Bahamas-based attorney, told reporters his client has voluntarily agreed to be sent to the U.S. against the"strongest possible legal advice," according to theBankman-Fried was expected to agree to extradition in a court appearance Monday, which devolved into chaos when Roberts said he was"shocked" Bankman-Fried was in court and claimed the hearing was set without his knowledge.
Bankman-Fried initially told the court Monday he was prepared for extradition, but then reversed course, requesting to see a copy of his U.S. indictment before moving forward. The judge overseeing the hearing ordered Bankman-Fried back to jail just 10 minutes after proceedings started.Bankman-Fried is expected to make another court appearance to formalize the extradition later in the week.Bankman-Fried has spent much of the past week at Nassau's notorious Fox Hill Prison, which has had numerousin the past, including inadequate sanitation. He was taken into custody last Monday at his luxury apartment in the Bahamas at the request of U.S.
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