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That’s what the US-Bahamas extradition treaty is for. Edit: The treaty itself: https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/94-922-Bahamas-Extradition-Trea

That’s what the US-Bahamas extradition treaty is for. Edit: The treaty itself: https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/94-922-Bahamas-Extradition-Treaty.pdf https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/94-922-Baha...

dreamcompiler 4y ago
Yep. Thus the word "voluntarily."
JumpCrisscross 4y ago
> what the US-Bahamas extradition treaty is for Which may also be why we aren't seeing a warrant. Maybe SBF is playing for sympathy. But maybe he's just delusional. If the latter is the case, there is no need to tip him off with a performative warrant.
- Scoundreller 4y ago
  Right thing to do would be to start the extradition process ASAP so he can’t jump the island.
- cm2187 4y ago
  Sympathy or presidential pardon. It is astonishing the sort of kid gloves he has been treated with so far in the liberal media. I am no conspiracy theorist but this is suspicious.
  - JumpCrisscross 4y ago
    > presidential pardon I’ve seen a lot of stupid conspiracy theories on HN, but the SBF political influence meme has to be one of the funniest.
tootie 4y ago
There are allegations that SBF "ingratiated" himself with the Bahamian government.
_jal 4y ago
Wouldn't expect him to stay somewhere with extradition. Wasn't there a rumor that he tried to flee to Dubai? Morality aside, that's probably his best move, assuming he has enough of that $3B loan left to grease the exit.
- wmf 4y ago
  Fleeing to Dubai might mess with his "it was just an honest mistake" PR tour. At least he's not (yet) borrowing Do Kwon's argument about being the victim of an unjustified witch hunt.
  - thaumasiotes 4y ago
    > Fleeing to Dubai might mess with his "it was just an honest mistake" PR tour. Not in any way that would matter. If it was an honest mistake, fleeing to Dubai (or anywhere) is still the right thing to do. Which means doing so doesn't undermine the idea that it was an honest mistake.
  - notch656a 4y ago
    Unless the PR tour is some weird plan to buy time while he gets his ducks in a row to arrange his escape and amass his assets. Could also be playing himself off as dumb/broke naive guy until local police get lazy and then trivially board some random yacht.

dreamcompiler 4y ago

Yep. Thus the word "voluntarily."

JumpCrisscross 4y ago

> what the US-Bahamas extradition treaty is for Which may also be why we aren't seeing a warrant. Maybe SBF is playing for sympathy. But maybe he's just delusional. If the latter is the case, there is no need to tip him off with a performative warrant.

Scoundreller 4y ago
Right thing to do would be to start the extradition process ASAP so he can’t jump the island.
cm2187 4y ago
Sympathy or presidential pardon. It is astonishing the sort of kid gloves he has been treated with so far in the liberal media. I am no conspiracy theorist but this is suspicious.
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago
  > presidential pardon I’ve seen a lot of stupid conspiracy theories on HN, but the SBF political influence meme has to be one of the funniest.

tootie 4y ago

There are allegations that SBF "ingratiated" himself with the Bahamian government.

_jal 4y ago

Wouldn't expect him to stay somewhere with extradition. Wasn't there a rumor that he tried to flee to Dubai? Morality aside, that's probably his best move, assuming he has enough of that $3B loan left to grease the exit.

wmf 4y ago
Fleeing to Dubai might mess with his "it was just an honest mistake" PR tour. At least he's not (yet) borrowing Do Kwon's argument about being the victim of an unjustified witch hunt.
- thaumasiotes 4y ago
  > Fleeing to Dubai might mess with his "it was just an honest mistake" PR tour. Not in any way that would matter. If it was an honest mistake, fleeing to Dubai (or anywhere) is still the right thing to do. Which means doing so doesn't undermine the idea that it was an honest mistake.
- notch656a 4y ago
  Unless the PR tour is some weird plan to buy time while he gets his ducks in a row to arrange his escape and amass his assets. Could also be playing himself off as dumb/broke naive guy until local police get lazy and then trivially board some random yacht.