The Bureau of Prisons has transferred former crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried out of a detention center in Brooklyn, New York, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
Bankman-Fried was moved from MDC-Brooklyn to Oklahoma, a transfer point, on his way to another federal lockup to continue serving his 25-year sentence for orchestrating one of the biggest financial frauds in U.S. history.
He had requested, however, to remain at MDC while he appeals his conviction.
Bankman-Fried transfer comes after he conducted an unauthorized videoconference interview with Tucker Carlson, which temporarily landed him in solitary confinement.
An additional source told ABC News the reason for the transfer has more to do with him filing his appeal rather than punishment for the Carlson interview.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (C) departs Manhattan Federal Court after an arraignment hearing on March 30, 2023 in New York City. Federal prosecutors added a foreign bribery charge to the list of crimes that Bankman-Fried is already facing. The indictment accuses the FTX founder of directing $40 million in bribes to Chinese government officials to unfreeze assets related to his cryptocurrency business. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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The source said once Bankman-Fried’s appeal was filed, there was no longer a reason for