SBF seeks to sever new charges from trial, says proceedings may take ‘years’ By Cointelegraph

Attorneys for former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (also known as “SBF”) are seeking to sever or dismiss six charges from his upcoming trial, claiming that it may take years for courts in the Bahamas to rule on whether they will allow him to be tried for these offenses, according to a June 12 document filed in a New York federal court.

Prosecutors acknowledged on May 29 that they need permission from the Bahamas to try Bankman-Fried for five of the charges he was indicted on since these offenses were not included in the original agreement that allowed him to be extradited to the United States. However, prosecutors stated they were seeking permission from the Bahamian government to try him for these additional offenses.