{"id":1776435,"date":"2022-12-15T12:37:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T17:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1776435"},"modified":"2022-12-15T12:49:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T17:49:34","slug":"sam-bankman-frieds-family-requests-disgraced-crypto-king-get-vegan-meals-in-maggot-infested-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sam-bankman-frieds-family-requests-disgraced-crypto-king-get-vegan-meals-in-maggot-infested-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s Family Requests Disgraced Crypto-King Get Vegan Meals in Maggot-Infested Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook 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        <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Disgraced crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s relatives reportedly called the rodent-infested Bahamas prison where he is being held and asked if he could get vegan meals.<\/p>\n<p>The founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX \u2014 who was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/12\/13\/sam-bankman-fried-hit-with-8-criminal-charges\/\">charged this week with multiple financial crimes<\/a> \u2014 has his own room in the maximum-security section of the Bahamas lockup that is known to be crawling with rats and maggots, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-12-14\/bankman-fried-s-harsh-bahamas-jail-could-shift-extradition-stance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unnamed sources told Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bankman-Fried\u2019s relatives called the Fox Hill jail in Nassau Tuesday night to request that vegan meals be provided to him, a source told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old Bankman-Fried, known in crypto circles by his initials, SBF, was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/12\/13\/sam-bankman-fried-tells-court-he-plans-to-fight-extradition\/\">ordered earlier Tuesday to remain<\/a> at the notorious jail through February 8 for his extradition hearing.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested this week <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/12\/13\/sam-bankman-fried-hit-with-8-criminal-charges\/\">on multiple charges <\/a>stemming from allegations that he deceived FTX customers and investors to enrich himself and others.<\/p>\n<p>He can\u2019t receive visitors due to COVID-19 restrictions at the jail, a site which a warden once described as \u201cnot fit for humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-feat-image-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-feat-image-1.jpg\" alt=\"One of Sam Bankman-Fried&#039;s relatives reportedly called the jail where he is being held Tuesday and asked if he could get vegan meals.\" class=\"wp-image-25020289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-feat-image-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-feat-image-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-feat-image-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/a><figcaption>One of Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s relatives reportedly called the jail where he is being held to ask if he could get vegan meals.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-12.jpg\" alt=\"The Fox Hill correctional facility in Nassau is notorious for being infested with rats and maggots.\" class=\"wp-image-25020282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-12.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-12.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-12.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The Fox Hill correctional facility in Nassau is reportedly notorious for being infested with rats and maggots. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">The News Leader of The Bahamas \/<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-07-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-07-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bankman-Fried&#039;s attorneys tried in vain to have him released from the prison on bail, citing his vegan diet and his ADD diagnosis.\" class=\"wp-image-25020309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-07-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-07-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-07-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Bankman-Fried\u2019s attorneys tried in vain to have him released from the prison on bail, citing his vegan diet and his ADD diagnosis. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">The News Leader of The Bahamas \/<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A damning human rights report produced by the State Department last year stated that inmates at the only correctional facility in the Bahamas were forced to remove human waste by bucket and were confined to cramped, overcrowded cells overrun by vermin.<\/p>\n<p>This is a far cry from the luxury compound where Bankman-Fried had been holed up <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/12\/14\/the-curious-timing-of-scammy-sam-bankman-frieds-crypto-bust\/\">prior to his arrest Monday.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lawyers for Bankman-Fried asked a judge Tuesday to release him on $250,00 cash bail, with the former FTX mogul citing his vegan diet and his apparent attention deficit disorder (ADD) diagnosis requiring him to take medications as reasons to turn him loose.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-14-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-14-1.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Bankman\" class=\"wp-image-25020299\" width=\"302\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-14-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=604 604w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-14-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=452 453w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-14-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=302 302w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-14-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=151 151w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-14-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Joseph Bankman<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stanford University<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-15-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1017\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-15-1.jpg\" alt=\"Barbara Fried\" class=\"wp-image-25020304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-15-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1525 1525w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-15-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1017 1017w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-15-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=508 508w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-15-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Barbara Fried<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stanford University<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It is unknown at this time which of Bankman-Fried\u2019s family members phoned the jail seeking to make sure his dietary preferences were met \u2014 or whether their request was granted. <\/p>\n<p>The accused crypto fraudster\u2019s parents, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/12\/14\/who-are-sam-bankman-frieds-parents-meet-joseph-and-barbara\/\">Stanford law professors Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried<\/a>, attended the court hearing and exchanged hugs with their son after presiding Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt refused to set bail for him.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<h2>Catch up on The Post\u2019s latest in the Sam Bankman-Fried FTX scandal<\/h2>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>Bankman-Fried\u2019s legal team signaled his intention to fight extradition to the US, where he faces eight federal charges, including wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy, punishable by up to 115 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Federal prosecutors said Bankman-Fried devised \u201ca scheme and artifice to defraud\u201d FTX\u2019s customers and investors beginning in 2019, the year it was founded. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-02.jpg\" alt=\"Bankman-Fried faces eight federal charges, including wire fraud and money laundering, in the US.\" class=\"wp-image-25020318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-02.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-02.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/sam-bankman-fried-vegan-bahamas-request-02.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Bankman-Fried faces eight federal charges, including wire fraud and money laundering in the US.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He illegally diverted their money to cover expenses, debts and risky trades at the crypto hedge fund he started in 2017, Alameda Research, and to make lavish real estate purchases and large political donations, prosecutors said in a 13-page indictment.<\/p>\n<p>FTX filed for bankruptcy on Nov. 11, when it ran out of money after the cryptocurrency equivalent of a bank run.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disgraced crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s relatives reportedly called the rodent-infested Bahamas prison where he is being held and asked if he could get vegan meals. 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