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Former colleague’s inside story: Disgraced Sam Bankman-Fried intended to build vaccine factory in the Bahamas

August 28, 2023 -

"He didn't just want to build a company. He wanted to build a machine, a growing sphere of influence that could break past the walls of that little office in Berkeley and wash over the world 'as a force for good.'"

Bankman-Fried's vision for FTX – the now-bankrupt company that formerly operated a crypto hedge fund – extended far beyond just a crypto exchange. His "humanitarian" plans included building a huge vaccine factory in the Bahamas to promote immunizations ...

Security warning and travel advisory issued by U.S. Embassy in the Bahamas following 18 murders reported in January

February 01, 2024 -

The U.S. Embassy in the Bahamian capital of Nassau warned that safety concerns in the island nation have reached a point of severity where U.S. officials are warning Americans in the Bahamas to not even try to "physically resist" being robbed.

"Murders have occurred at all hours including in broad daylight in the streets," wrote the embassy in a press release recommending the use of "extreme caution," especially for Americans who plan to travel through the ...

Biden’s Justice Department drops campaign finance charge against Democratic megadonor Sam Bankman-Fried (who illegally paid off Democrats)

July 28, 2023 -

According to a letter by the Department of Justice sent to the District Court for the Southern District of New York, the federal government is allegedly not pursuing the charge because the government of the Bahamas did not plan to extradite Bankman-Fried to the United States on campaign finance charges.

"Accordingly, in keeping with its treaty obligations to the Bahamas, the government does not intend to proceed to trial on the campaign contributions count," ...

Sam Bankman-Fried’s father complained about being paid only $200K a year when he expected an annual salary of $1M from FTX

September 22, 2023 -

This is according to a lawsuit filed by FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by Bankman-Fried, against his parents. This lawsuit accuses Joseph and Barbara Fried, Sam's mother, of siphoning millions of dollars from FTX for their own benefits and causes.

The lawsuit details a complaint made by Joe to his son about his pay from FTX and how he brought Fried in to mediate the matter. (Related: Sam Bankman-Fried indicted AGAIN for allegedly using $100M in stolen customer ...

Witness expected to prove Fulton County DA Fani Willis lied to court about relationship with special prosecutor she appointed to Trump election case

February 15, 2024 -

An evidentiary hearing will be held on Thursday exploring allegations that she took part in an “improper” affair with Wade, who she hired as an ally in her quest to prosecute former president Donald Trump in the election interference and racketeering case that is still underway in Georgia.

Trump co-defendant Michael Roman maintains that her conduct should disqualify her and those who work for her from the case altogether. He said that she engaged in an “improper, clandestine ...

Sam Bankman-Fried indicted AGAIN for allegedly using $100M in stolen customer funds for political donations

August 15, 2023 -

The 31-year-old former billionaire was charged with seven counts of conspiracy and fraud after the collapse of FTX. He has pleaded not guilty to previous charges and may very well plead not guilty to these new ones. (Related: Biden's Justice Department drops campaign finance charge against Democratic megadonor Sam Bankman-Fried who illegally paid off Democrats.)

The new indictment no longer includes the charge of conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws, with federal ...

UNTOUCHABLE: Federal prosecutors decide not to proceed with a second SBF trial around illegal donations to mostly Democrats

January 03, 2024 -

The decision by federal prosecutors not to proceed with a second trial against disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), who was charged with conspiracy to make unlawful political decisions and bribery of foreign officials, has sparked outrage among conservatives.

In a letter filed in federal court in Manhattan on Dec. 30, federal prosecutors stated that much of the evidence that would be presented in a second trial had already been introduced ...

Houthi rebels warn that ALL Israeli ships will come under fire if war continues

November 29, 2023 -

The spokesman, General Yahya Sarea, warned that Yemeni missiles would strike all types of Israeli ships. He outlined the ships that would be targeted, saying that any ships owned or operated by Israeli companies, along with those that carry the flag of the “Zionist entity” would come under fire.

At the same time, the Yemeni armed forces asked countries around the world to avoid shipping goods or carrying out transactions with these ships and to withdraw any of their ...

Teacher, 3 Disney workers among 219 arrested in weeklong human trafficking sting operation

October 02, 2023 -

The sting, called "Traffic Stop 2," resulted in the apprehension of 219 people, Sheriff Grady Judd announced during a press conference. Of these arrests, 83 suspects were detained for soliciting a prostitute. (Related: FBI finds 200 trafficking victims, 59 missing kids in two-week operation.)

The investigation revealed 21 potential human trafficking victims among the 119 individuals arrested for prostitution-related charges.

"This is the single largest undercover ...

OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush told Titan submersible in 2021 to GO TO SLEEP after battery died at ocean bottom

July 09, 2023 -

It was the year 2021 when this occurred, and passenger Jaden Pawn who was aboard the Titan on that expedition recalls when OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush told everyone on the trip to just "go to sleep" after the vessel's battery went "kaput."

Just two hours into that expedition, the Titan's battery simply died. And Rush told Pan and the others that they needed to go back to the surface upon reaching two football fields' distance from the Titanic wreckage.

"At first ...

SWIFT’s new central bank digital currency platform could be ready in 1-2 years

17 days ago -

They recently carried out a six-month trial that included 38 central banks, settlement platforms and commercial banks in what was one of the biggest global collaborations of its kind so far. The goal was to see whether the CBDCs of different countries could be used together despite being built on different protocols and underlying technologies.

They found that it will be feasible to use different CBDCs for highly complex trade and foreign exchange payments. Instead of needing ...

U.S. warship, commercial vessels UNDER ATTACK in Red Sea, Pentagon confirms

December 06, 2023 -

Reports indicate that in just one day, four separate attacks occurred against three separate commercial vessels connected to 14 separate nations. The Arleigh-Burke Class destroyer USS CARNEY responded to distress calls from these vessels, detecting that it was an anti-ship ballistic missile attack from Houthi that fired at them.

The CARNEY was conducting a patrol in the Red Sea at the time of the detection, which also included an anti-ship ballistic missile attack on ...

EU visitors will soon be subject to facial scans and fingerprinting under new initiative

November 03, 2023 -

EES and ETIAS are part of the large-scale IT systems that the EU has been developing for "collecting, processing and sharing information relevant to external border management." (Related: TSA's use of FACIAL RECOGNITION tech in US airports rouses privacy concerns.)

Here are the things travelers need to know about the two separate, but interconnected, travel regulations EU intends to launch.European Entry/Exit System (EES)

EES is an automated IT system that registers ...

Sam Bankman-Fried tried to recoup losses by opening fake accounts using IDs of Thai prostitutes

October 13, 2023 -

This is according to Ellison's testimony before a federal court in downtown Manhattan. Ellison, who at the time of the alleged events was serving as the CEO of Bankman-Fried's personal hedge fund Alameda Research, was brought in as the star witness of the prosecution in the trial against Bankman-Fried. (Related: Sam Bankman-Fried directed executives to COMMIT FRAUD for him, including donating over $10 MILLION to Biden.)

Ellison testified that Bankman-Fried directed her ...

World outraged as Israeli airstrike KILLS 7 multinational aid workers in Gaza

21 days ago -

The World Central Kitchen (WCK), a renowned disaster relief nonprofit that has for over a decade now delivered food aid to disaster-stricken and war-torn parts of the world, has shipped over 37 million meals to besieged Gaza. But despite all this good work, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) still hit the aid workers leaving the Deir al-Balah warehouse.

According to the official statement of the WCK, the aid workers were leaving the deconflicted zone after coordinating an aid ...

Florida braces for impact: Hurricane Haiti is about to crash the Sunshine State

a month ago -

(Article republished from Revolver.news)

Haiti is on the brink of collapse. The jails have been emptied, bloodthirsty gangs patrol the streets and the now-resigned Prime Minister fled for his life to Puerto Rico. We spent $6 billion in Haiti – what happened? All Primetime can find is a "gender inclusive" police force...… pic.twitter.com/a8NS0EGOnb

— Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) March 14, 2024

Joe Biden helped install this weak, feckless prime minister, by the way. This ...

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried donated customer funds to Democrats, former engineer testifies

October 24, 2023 -

In simple terms, Singh's testimony indicated that Bankman-Fried used customer funds for political donations to Democrats. According to Singh, upon discovering the financial shortfall, he had a lengthy conversation with Bankman-Fried in September 2022. During this conversation, the FTX CEO informed him that he intended to raise additional capital and reduce expenses.

"There was a significant deficit," Singh testified. "Alameda sending me money to spend only exacerbated ...

DUMPING DEBT: Nearly two dozen countries, including many US allies, are dumping their US Treasury bond holdings

July 31, 2023 -

China began its long process of selling off its massive U.S. debt holdings in June 2019, when it was removed from its top spot as the largest foreign owner of U.S. Treasuries as Japan increased its own bond holdings. By April 2022, U.S. Treasuries held by the Chinese dropped below the $1 trillion mark.

From December 2022 to March, China sold over $31.3 billion in U.S. debt. By the end of July, China once again sold $46.2 billion in U.S. Treasuries. Current estimates of ...

Jeffrey Epstein’s private calendars and emails reveal his connections to top officials, celebrities and even royalty

May 31, 2023 -

The hundreds of pages in the files revealed that Epstein, who was jailed for 13 months for having sex with underage girls, was still in contact with the world's high-profile personalities despite being imprisoned and labeled as a registered sex offender.

The documents also disclosed that Epstein seemed to know personal details about the marriage of Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his ex-wife Melinda. Per the records, he also rolled out the red carpet for Gates and Melinda ...

Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried scheduled meetings with Bill Clinton, other Democrats prior to crypto exchange’s collapse

October 20, 2023 -

The scheduled meetings came to light during an Oct. 17 testimony by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent Richard Busick at Bankman-Fried's trial in Manhattan. Busick had carried out analysis on an AT&T phone allegedly used by Bankman-Fried, and subsequently disclosed several meetings and calendar entries he found on the phone when he took the witness stand. The FBI agent told federal prosecutors that the scheduled meetings corresponded with the phone's location at those ...