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FTX extradition Under scrutiny Bankman-Fried wants Chinese acrobats charges dismissed on perform for Bahamas’ claim US violated treaty 50th Independence By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
Sam Bankman-Fried yesterday sought to dismiss multiple fraud, bribery and corruption-related charges stemming from FTX’s collapse on the grounds that the US has violated The Bahamas’ Extradition Act and treaty. The embattled crypto currency exchange founder, in numerous legal filings
FTX’s Bahamian liquidators yesterday accused their US adversaries of employing “underhanded” tactics to seize control of all the crypto exchange’s clients and assets - including those that fall under their winding-up process. Brian Simms KC, the
By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net
THE guns used in the police-involved killing of Azario Major were submitted as evidence yesterday as the inquest into the 31-yearold’s death continued in the Coroner’s Court. Acting Coroner Kara Turnquest-Deveaux presided as Sergeant Terriah Thomas, a certified firearms examiner, discussed her role in investigating the killing of Azario on December 26, 2021. The inquest was briefly interrupted by a bomb scare. An unknown caller reportedly called the
Govt to remove Shanty homes via building regulations act By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net
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Lennox Paton senior partner, and the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) accounting duo of Kevin Cambridge and Peter Greaves, are demanding that the Delaware Bankruptcy Court dismiss the March 20 lawsuit filed by the exchange’s US chief, John Ray, on the grounds that it is “void” and cannot proceed.
Azario case details guns and ammo in shooting
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with the southern New York federal court, argued that charges involving breaches of US campaign finance laws and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), plus bank fraud and operating an unlicensed money transmission business, should be struck out because they run afoul of key provisions in The Bahamas-US extradition treaty.
Bahamas FTX Lawyers call US lawyer’s tactics ‘underhanded’ By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
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AN acrobat troupe from China performs at Atlantis tonight, and audiences in Freeport got the chance to see the performers in action on Monday. The troupe is here to perform in recognition of The Bahamas’50th Independence Celebrations. See more on Page 2.
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said the Davis administration would demolish shanty town structures using the process outlined in the Buildings Regulation Act after the Supreme Court failed to deliver a favourable result to the government last week. Chief Justice Ian Winder ordered the demolition of just two structures, far fewer than the 260-plus structures the administration wanted to be destroyed in New Providence and Abaco. Government lawyers said SEE page four
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Office of the Public defender Acquittal rate low By LETRE SWEETING Tribune Staff Reporter lsweeting@tribunemedia.net PEOPLE represented by the Office of the Public Defender were convicted of crimes 78 per cent of the time between January 2017 and December 2022, according to OPD statistics. This figure does not include cases where the prosecution withdrew charges, as happened 34 times.
Justice Dame Anita Allen The OPD was launched to fanfare in 2017, with the Court of Appeal President Justice Dame Anita
Allen saying it would “go a long way in eliminating the delay often associated by non-availability of criminal defence counsel”. Initially intended to assist people on remand, the OPD was expected to eventually open up to anyone who cannot afford a lawyer. In a national report ahead of last week’s United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
Nassau & Bahama Islands’ Leading Newspaper
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Alicia Wallace: It’s up to us to hold the govt responsible on human rights issues PAGE EIGHT