News FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried scheduled to appear in federal court as soon as Thursday December 21, 2022December 22, 2022 Kevin Johnson and Kevin McCoy, USA TODAY Comments Off on FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried scheduled to appear in federal court as soon as Thursday Bankman-Fried was held in the Bahamas after his arrest earlier this month, but abruptly dropped a challenge to be transferred to U.S. custody.