and then everyone in the bahamas said, "we hate her!"h my instagram, posting me and things. i made a post that was like, if you're from the bahamas and you're mad at me, comment here. i'll delete anything nice. and that's what i did. they really came through. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeahy did you delete the nice suff? >> because it was for the people of the bahamas who hate me. i didn't want positivity, i wanted insults. >> jimmy: you didn't have a problem with the bahamas. >> no. >> jimmy: as much as you had a problem with the hotel, right? >> just the hotel and a couple of admit-haps, like running out of a gas on a jet ski, which is not the bahamas' fault. >> jimmy: no, you can't blame that on the bahamas. have you given up vacationing altogether? >> no. i said, i'm going everywhere. bar paid dough, amsterdam, greece, mexico, sonoma. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: this was all just this summer? >> uh-huh. >> jimmy: really? places you want to enrage? [ laughter ] take some shots at sonoma. >> people that hate me. >> jimmy: that's a tough crowd,

. >> by spring of 2022, sam bankman-fried had planted his flag in the bahamas.xchange ftx to the islands, not for the beach e but for the friendly regulatory climate. with the prime minister on ha hand they put shovels in the ground for new headquarters. bankman-fried discussed paying off the $9 billion national debt of the country. by this point michael lewis and sam bankman-fried had a dynamic that went beyond author/subject. >> he started using me as a sounding board. >> for what? >> for decisions he was making? should i join elon musk in buying twitter? mostly my answers were no. he told me i was a boring grown up. >> bankman-fried told lewis anyone over 45 was useless. but lewis noted if ever there was a leader in need of adult input it was sam bankman-fried. >> what kind of manager was he? >> horrible. even his best friends inside the company said sam is not built to manage people. >> had sam managed anything before? >> his sole role of leadership was running puzzle hunts for math nerds in high school and actually thought deep down, if you asked him, peopl

mr bankman—fried was arrested in the bahamas and extradited to the us.ed on ftx in order to prop up the investment fund and fund his lavish lifestyle. mr bankman—fried denies those charges but faces decades in prison if he's found guilty. what you have to say to sam? his trial has been the talk of new york as former colleagues, including his ex—girlfriend, have appeared, describing not just their plush communal living in the bahamas but also how mr bankman—fried directed them to defraud customers and investors. but now, mr bankman—fried is telling his side of the story. it's a step defence lawyers usually advise against because it opens up the accused to cross—examination. but those who've met mr bankman—fried i think testifying on his own behalf is just the sort of risky move he relishes. sam's a gambler, you know? sam has always had a high risk tolerance, so if there were a defendant to take the stand in his own defence, sam bankman—fried is, you know, high on that list. given what's at stake, appearing on the witness stand maybe mr bankman—fried's big

bankman-fried funneled billions of customer funds from ftx and used them to buy penthouses in the bahamas, make political donations, and bail out bad bets at his hedge fund. prosecutors told the jury he knowingly lied to customers and tried to cover up the scheme. >> prosecutors know they probably won't be able to explain cryptocurrency completely to this jury so instead, they're going to distill it down to a simple case of fraud >> reporter: bankman-fried has pleaded not guilty to seven criminal counts of fraud and conspiracy his lawyers today painted him as a hard-working nerd who was acting in good faith and made what he thought were fair business decisions, adding that it's not a crime to run a company into bankruptcy or to pay tom brady to be in your commercials. >> i didn't ever try to commit fraud on anyone. i didn't knowingly commingle funds. >> reporter: last year after ftx fell apart but before his arrest, bankman-fried sat down with cnbc. >> i made a lot of mistakes, things i would give anything to be able to do over again. >> kate joining us now. who are the key witnesses expe

i think in the bahamas or was it bermuda, the compound and his parents, of course, the two stanford law professors who i think there were some articles about how they had benefited in some way as well. what's happened to all that? well a lot of it has been clawed back by the bankruptcy court. >> the bankruptcy court has gone in and secured whatever property they can, including maybe cash that may have existed in other accounts. some of it will likely go, by the way, of asset forfeiture because there are allegations in the indictment that that are part of asset forfeiture type of allegations. so that the us government can secure those funds as opposed to the bankruptcy court. so you're going to see the bankruptcy court plus the us government and the department of justice securing those funds and hopefully getting them back to the investors who lost their lost their wealth. >> all right. and of course, there was the bahamas, although sometimes it feels like a lot of money went into the bermuda triangle. michael zweiback, thank you so much for your time. really appreciate it. >> thank you.

mr bankman—fried was arrested in the bahamas and extradited to the us.ng the money customers deposited on ftx in order to prop up the investment fund and fund his lavish lifestyle. mr bankman—fried denies those charges but faces decades in prison if he's found guilty. what you have to say to sam? his trial has been the talk of new york as former colleagues, including his ex—girlfriend, have appeared, describing not just their plush communal living in the bahamas but also how mr bankman—fried directed them to defraud customers and investors. but now, mr bankman—fried is telling his side of the story. it's a step defence lawyers usually advise against because it opens up the accused to cross—examination. but those who've met mr bankman—fried think testifying on his own behalf is just the sort of risky move he relishes. sam's a gambler, you know? sam has always had a high risk tolerance, so if there were a defendant to take the stand in his own defence, sam bankman—fried is, you know, high on that list. given what's at stake, appearing on the witness stand

the fight about an upcoming trip to the bahamas.e filing, robert accusing his wife of having an affair. lindsay countering with is accusations of domestic violence. >> she's entitled to a jury trial. what is interesting about conspiracy cases in the bahama is, unlike the united states, it does not require a unanimous verdict. >> reporter: and we should know more about the details of this case soon. the evidence against lindsay shiver and her other co-defendants is expected to be laid out in court in a week. george? >> thank you very much. we have new details on the you tube parenting influencers and life coach arrested for child abuse. they were known for their tough love approach. this morning new accusations hildebrandt's relatives. juju chang has the exclusive. >> reporter: good morning. their arrests were shocking to millions of ruby franke fans, but there had been growing concerns about the mom influencer and her partner. you are about to meet one woman who said jodi abused her years ago an nobody listened, until now. she was t

it has been waiting for his day in court here and in new york prisons sell a far cry from the bahamas resort, where he was living prior to his arrest, the judge and the case with both his 2 $150000000.00 bill. and his permission to live with his parents in the run up to the trial saying that bagman freed had attempted to intimidate a witness of his former girlfriend, who also happens to be the former ceo of alameda while his parents, both lawyers have stood behind bank been freed the former girlfriend and 3 former f t x executives have pleaded guilty. 3 are reportedly cooperating with prosecutors, bagman fried, has said repeatedly that he didn't intend to commit fraud. to convict him, prosecutors will have to convince the jury that he knowingly misled his customers. kristen salumi al jazeera new york and chris instead of me joins us now from outside. the new quote house with joyce selection is on the way now, christine, take us through why this is such a big deal. no. the 1st case where a business is accused of frodo misusing money of the. well, that's true and it's hard. this is a fr

moving into northern part of the bahamas, where we will see the return of some very wet weather coming into northern parts of mexico. is that today? the as the conflict between shrubs and is where escalates of just us correspondence are on the ground then to the other side, this is happening right now. intel of the, this was a business is ready for disappearing. a site for a couple of different areas to stay with us for the latest developments on the jersey to the west as united in packing israel, some sense it is on the time by him mass in western governments of avoided, criticizing the intensive is ready bombing of gaza, so how is western policy towards israel and palestine over decades affecting the conflict today? this is inside story the .

including the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, secretary of state hillary clinton and president bahama. barack obama. whereas, marjorie taylor greene liked a facebook comment on january 2019 that stated, quote, a bullet to the head would be quicker in reference to the removal of speaker nancy pelosi. whereas, on january 26, 2021, cnn also reported that deleted videos showed representative -- representative marjorie taylor greene calling for the execution of speaker nancy pelosi and stating she was, quote, a traitor to our country, that she's guilty of treason and should suffer death or she'll be in prison. whereas, representative marjorie taylor greene has perpetuated the big lie represented -- related to the 2020 election by espousing conspiracy theories and threatening and inciting violence. whereas, october 26, 2021, representative marjorie taylor greene downplayed the actions of those who participated in the january 6 attack on the capitol and said, quote, if you think about what our declaration of independence says, it says, to over throw tyrants. whereas, on november 4, 2021, rep

mr bankman—fried was arrested in the bahamas and extradited to the us.p the investment fund and fund his lavish lifestyle. mr bankman—fried denies those charges but faces decades in prison if he's found guilty. what you have to say to sam? his trial has been the talk of new york as former colleagues, including his ex—girlfriend, have appeared, describing not just their plush communal living in the bahamas but also how mr bankman—fried directed them to defraud customers and investors. but now, mr bankman—fried is telling his side of the story. it's a step defence lawyers usually advise against because it opens up the accused to cross—examination. but those who've met mr bankman—fried i think ——but those who've met mr bankman—fried think testifying on his own behalf is just the sort of risky move he relishes. sam's a gambler, you know? sam has always had a high risk tolerance, so if there were a defendant to take the stand in his own defence, sam bankman—fried is, you know, high on that list. given what's at stake, appearing on the witness stand maybe mr b

alameda research, to donate tens of millions of dollars to politicians and to buy real estate in the bahamas where he was arrested last year. then when questions about the company's financial spurred, a wave of investor withdrawals f t x collapsed. it's name has since been removed from this miami sports arena. and both companies have since filed for bankruptcy using an estimated $8900000000.00 in customer funds. found bank when freed has been waiting for his day in court here and in new york prison sell a far cry from the bahamas resort, where he was living prior to his arrest, the judge and the case with both his $250000000.00 bill and his permission to live with his parents in the run up to the trial saying that bagman freed had attempted to intimidate a witness of his former girlfriend, who also happens to be the former ceo of alameda. while his parents, both lawyers have stood behind bank been freed, the former girlfriend and 3 former f t x executives have pleaded guilty. 3 are reportedly cooperating with prosecutors, bagman fried, has said repeatedly that he didn't intend to commit frau

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more than $16000000.00 in property in the bahamas. they're accused the father, joseph bank man, is accused of overseeing the charitable donations that banks and fried made. his mother is accused of helping him hide, campaign donations and so on. these are to people who haven't built career is at stanford law school that were widely regarded, highly regarded in the law and teaching fields. but now they're also under the microscope and being accused of complicity in this case through the civil lawsuit going forward. they deny all these charges, they say the allegations are completely false as sam, back and fried. by the way, he says he is completely, he says he's innocent as well, but he'll have to prove that to the jury going forward. thanks so much. kristen salumi a slightly more still ahead on the news out, including columbia as nancy, us for forgiveness for it's comes on during the conflict with funk rebels. sylvia detains a political leader accuse of august writing an attack and moving costs over. and they'd be, as cricket as make

more than $16000000.00 in real estate in the bahamas from the exchange. they say those were a legal don't. so that that was legal as the exchange was on tutoring, on the verge of collapse. the father is accused of helping fact, in fried with his charitable donations and doing it in a way that skirted the law. his mother is accused of counseling him on how to make political donations in a way that they wouldn't be track of all of this. again, they denied they say, these accusations are completely false, but it makes for all the more drama and shows how high the stakes are. not just here for sam, bathroom free, but for so many other people on the fringes of this case, leave it there. thanks. so much christine salumi, staying in the us, the president son is pleaded not guilty during his 2nd, the parents and the delaware, the court room. i'm to buy them was charged last month with 3 accounts for light is a line on a federal form to acquire a hand gun in 2018. he's also accused of being an illegal drug use are in possession of a gun. this is the 1st time a chi

. >>> the georgia mother accused of planning to kill her estranged husband in the bahamas appears in court. why she wants her trial date moved up? >>> exclusive look at the ftc's alarming new report on social media scams, costing americans billions, impacting young people. this morning, how to avoid falling victim. >>> honoring a legendary linebacker. dick butkus passing away. from the football hall of fame to hollywood, the chicago bears' tribute overnight and the team's long awaited victory. ♪ let's give em something to talk about ♪ >> and pumpkin to talk about? >> i am not a jack-o-lantern. my name is lewis. >> meet lewis, the 8 foot halloween decoration with millions of views on tik tok. how he's already won the holiday. >> announcer: live in times is square, this is good morning america. >> good morning america. you better call him lewis. that's all i have got to say. it's a great friday here. we have a great crowd outside here in times square. it is pa week. seems like all the pa's decided not to work today. [ laughter ] come hang outside our studio. >> welcome. >> great. we're

and the result is that you have this huge exchange in the bahamas rather than in the united states.he us regulators are into this, because he would have moved the business to the united states. so they're scared of it, right? they're all scared of it. i think they could continue to be scared of it. there's less pressure now to regulate it than there was back when bitcoin was at 60,000. i think they're hoping... i think they're still sort of secretly hoping it goes away. what's next for you, then? what's michael lewis thinking about now? well, ijust finished this two months ago, so i've been thinking about this. but right before the hollywood writers' strike, i sold a tv drama idea to apple, and i gave them the script the day before the strike, and they seemed to be very interested in making it. there's a fair chance i'm going to go run a tv show. what's it about? it would take some time to explain but it's about a guy who created the market for — he brought the first cuban baseball players into the united states. it's an immigration story disguised as a sports story. and it's about

to $4.00 and his personal lifestyle, about $210000000.00 for real estate projects in the, in the bahamas. but then also the offense affiliated to an hedge fund, allow me to research, actually also made some better bets until couple of those. so some of the money from the customers got to used for that. that's at least what the prosecution is saying. and they seems to have a pretty strong activity. so because one of the witnesses is actually the c e o of alameda research, she pleaded guilty a couple of months ago. and she also has been the ex girlfriend of i'm so i'm think my freaked against personally and how, how does the scandal been impacting the world? well, i mean, if i look here at the united states, i mean, clearly it was all the big old problems with all the scandals send f t x and send back. then freed has not been the only scandal in the crypt the world in the past to a couple of months that has aside the way some investors. but on the other side, if i look at the crypto currencies take bitcoin, for example, they have not really suffered. so obviously they're worldwide. there's

. >> the american woman accused of hiring a hit man to kill her husband is due in court in the bahamasporter rhiannon ali in this morning's gma first look. >> heading back to court. lindsey shiver. the georgia woman accused of plotting to kill her estranged husband in the bahamas is due in court for the first time since she was released on $100,000 bail. >> any message for robert or the boys? >> shiver charged with conspiring to kill former college football player robert shiver with the help of her boyfriend and an alleged hitman. according to a police report, investigators say lindsey admitted to sending messages and photos saying kill him. >> she's entitled to a jury trial. what is interesting about conspiracy cases in the bahamas is, unlike the united states, it does not require a unanimous verdict. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have much more on how this attempted murder plot in paradise will play out in court. with your gma first look, i'm rhiannon ally abc news, new york . let's see live doppler seven along with satellite. >> we keep talking about this big ridge. it is the rea

mail to do everything in his power to bring about the release of more than $100.00 hostages, health, bahamas, among them several germans. the situation in israel remains tense. germany has organized flights to evacuated citizens. as groups have arrived back in the safety of the country, but they are around 100000 shipments in israel evacuations. a set to continue for days. you're watching the w and you see us a quick reminder of all the top stories is with us, secretary of state anthony blinking has told israel's prime minister that the united states stands with israel off to hamas taro times lincoln met with families of victims and commissions more military and financial support the wednesday is nearly 340000 people have been forced to leave their homes and gossip with fears of a few minutes early in price is growing. as these are all continued to launch as trucks. cause us health ministry says mold in 1400 lives have been lost in the territory. and that's it from me. and the news feed my clinic brand golf. we'll have a world news update for you at the top of the out on the get out. it says

recognition makes iranians protesting for change, stronger and more organized. victory is near the bahama. these husbands and children haven't seen her in years, but they watched the announcement from their home in paris with pride, a good. so she took the field and i'm very, very proud of my mom's that she deserves this award, said you, it's for all her work. she's committed practically half her life. and this prize is not just for my mother. it's for the struggle. it's for women, life and freedom. so it's even greater mohammed, the supporters in the ron, so they hope the award would encourage others to follow her lead. plaza, of course, that i've enjoyed this in iranian women has been on it with the price. i hope this will pay for the way for all the ronnie and women to move forward on profits in iranian women has been chosen. and i think it's time for other women in the country to think about how we can capitalize on. know how much these experience digital mono, the norwegian nobel committee hall is called on the running authorities to release in august mohammed e in time for the prize

bahamas. binance says it has no headquarters. so we are really dealing with the wild west of unregulated finance. and as regulators and law enforcement officials sort of are playing catch-up, and i think doing a decent job at this point, we will see more of to come. another guy i interview in the book, his fraud trial is set for next year. they have sued binance. i think there is more to come. >> i have to ask because we were talking about beforehand my frustration with michael lewis just happening to be profiling this individual in the middle of the biggest financial collapse. his past work, always extraordinary, it's been really interesting as his book about sam bankman-fried comes out. the critiques of it, how people are viewing it. you wrote a review of this book. you read the whole thing. what's your take on it? >> it's interesting. michael lewis spent a year with sam bankman-fried and seems to believe he is innocent or at least the charges are flawed. i spent one hour with sam last year and i thought sam bankman-fried was f

the former ftx chief misused money for permasonal purchases like real estate in the bahamas. government also contends that sam bankman-fried was using the customer deposits to cover bad bets at the hedge fund alameda research and make $100 million in campaign contributions. all-in, $8 billion of ftx money that went missing. sam bankman-fried pleaded not guilty to all charges, but if convicted by a jury, he could end up in prison for more than 100 years. frank. >> what else do we know about the trial? will sam bankman-fried testify? do we expect other witnesses? >> we are looking at a six-week trial with prosecutors expected to take a month to make their case. we don't know if sam bankman-fried will testify. the roster is expected to include the top deputies at his inner circle. that includes his former girlfriend caroline ellison and his best friend from math camp who co-founded ftx. they have been cooperating with the u.s. attorney's office for months in manhattan. as for the legal strategy, his lawyers hinted at advice of counsel defense. he was following the guidance of la

recognition makes iranians protesting for change, stronger and more organized. victory is near the bahama. these husband and children haven't seen her in years, but they watched the announcement from their home in paris with pride a good for. she took the field around now i'm very, very proud of my mom and she does just as it was and it's the whole what she's committed practically half a life and this price is not just for my mother. it's for the struggle with it. so women, life and freedom that just simple it. so it'd be the best to mohammed, the supporters and the ron said they hope the award would encourage others to follow her lead plaza. of course, that is a joy, that's an iranian women has been on it with the price. i hope this will pay for the way for all around in women to move forward. as to when i'm practicing iranian women has been chosen and i think it's time for other women in the country to think about how we can capitalize on how much these experiences to come on over the norwegian nobel committee hall is called on a running authorities to release in august mohammed e in ti

sam bankman—fried once held court with reporters from his $30 million bahamas penthouse.n court, marking another turn in the crypto billionaire�*s meteoric rise and cataclysmic fall. he was hailed as a visionary of crypto and someone who was going to take the industry to new heights. now he is an indicted fraudster, who is facing a criminal trial. mr bankman—fried is the founder and former chief executive of the crypto currency exchange, ftx. he is at the centre of what prosecutors are calling one of the biggest financial frauds in us history. prosecutors say he engaged in a years�* long scheme to use billions of dollars of ftx customer money to enrich himself and prop up his crypto hedge fund, alimeter research. along the way he tried to make ftx a household name, from branding sports arenas to buying a super bowl ad. like i was saying, it is ftx, it is a safe and easy way to get into crypto. yeah, i don't think so. but when ftx collapsed in september, more than $8 million in customer funds went missing. he is facing charges including wire fraud, security fraud and money

, having dated off and on over a couple of years, and having lived together in a penthouse in the bahamasboth companies. but after arriving in court on tuesday, ms alison was asked to look out into the courtroom and point out mr bankman—fried, and she couldn't immediately recognise him. she took more than ten seconds to stand, look, turn, crane her head, before finally identifying mr bankman—fried in a suit. in her testimony, she described feeling deferential to mr bankman—fried and at that time she felt awkward, both because she was dating her boss, and because she felt neglected in their personal relationship. she also said that she ran all major decisions by him. when asked, did you commit any crimes while at alameda research, she answered, yes, we did, including mr bankman—fried. ms ellison's testimony squarely put mr bankman—fried in the decision—maker's chair. she will be back in the stand on wednesday. will be back in the stand on wednesday-— wednesday. erin delmore reporting- _ in other news making headlines before we go, birkenstock is set to make its debut on the new york stock

there is digital currency in the bahamas , in nigeria, but the chinese digital yuan is most famous, whatble, why do we need it, and what advantages does it provide, and how is it different? for example, from cryptocurrency or non-cash money, we asked the chairman of the board of the development bank, alexander egorov, about this. by 2020 , a digital ruble should appear in belarus; in general, it will give some results, let’s say. in general, why is it needed? what is the difference, say, from non-cash money or cryptocurrency? well, in russia it is an experiment, but if we are talking about the differences from cryptocurrencies and the digital ruble, the question is decentralization, yes, if cryptocurrencies are a decentralized process where no one controls the issue, in principle, there are examples of cryptocurrencies or tokens that essentially go bankrupt because they are not backed by anything, then... the digital currency of the state, it will be backed by the central national bank that issues it. from the point of view of advantages for the economy, there are certain advantages that

there is digital currency in the bahamas and nigeria, but the most famous is the chinese digital yuanble, why do we need it, and what advantages does it provide? and also how it differs, for example, from cryptocurrency or non-cash money. we asked about this from... the chairman of the board of the development bank, alexander egorov. by the twenty-fifth year , a digital ruble should appear in belarus. in general, what are these? gives us, let's say, advantages. in general, why is it needed? what is the difference from, say , non-cash money or cryptocurrency? well, in russia it is an experiment, but if we are talking about the differences from crypto currency and the digital ruble, the question is decentralization. yes, if cryptocurrency is a decentralized process where no one controls the issue, in principle, there are examples of cryptocurrencies or tokens that essentially go bankrupt because they are not backed by anything, then the digital currency of the state, it will be backed by the central national the bank that issues it, from the point of view of advantages for the economy,

so i mentioned that at the top next steps we host, so that being hosting at bahamas leadership for some time or yeah, that's right. so the, the head of a mass has lived in doha for several years. now. a mass has a unit supported the palestinian cause more broadly for many years. it has given a mass of money is solely to be used for humanitarian purposes within gaza for you know, the upkeep of gaza. so it has been quite sort of involved in that sense. and of course, cut there has played that role in many other reno's as well. it sees itself as a, a rising gulf power. you'll remember that even when the west was trying to talk to the tyler bond before it's withdrawn from this guy. this done cut there, played a sort of mediating rules. the meetings were often held in the and i think the enjoy is being able to be seen as an impartial observer of sorts and being able to mediate these kinds of discussions. so in that sense, it will play a vital role in the coming days. but again, i mean, it's important to add, this is a situation where there is a total breakdown of trust between, you know, isr