In early May, Bankman-Fried filed pretrial motions to dismiss most charges levied against him by U.S. prosecutors, with his defense arguing procedural issues, the irrelevance of some U.S. laws given FTX’s non-U.S. location, and that the charges exceeded the agreed extradition terms. The motions did not seek to dismiss securities fraud and money laundering charges.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/05/30/us-criminal-charges-against-sam-bankman-fried-dont-warrant-dismissal-prosecutors-say/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines