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Sam Bankman Fried, the former CEO of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange and founder of Alameda Research has been arrested and taken into custody by authorities in The Bahamas.

According to a letter from the Office of the Attorney General on Dec. 12, Bankman-Fried was arrested by The Royal Bahamas Police Force following formal notification from the United States that it has filed criminal charges against SBF.

Prime Minister Philip Davis said in a statement both countries have “a shared interest in holding accountable all individuals associated with FTX who may have betrayed the public trust and broken the law.”

The letter announcing the arrest from the Bahamas Attorney General.

This is a developing story and more information will be added as it becomes available.

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By: Cointelegraph By Jesse Coghlan

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