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Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX, has been transferred to a medium-security federal facility in California. This move comes after he was convicted of one of the biggest financial scams in the US, receiving a 25-year jail term. According to records from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP), FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has been transferred to Victorville Medium II FCI, a medium-security federal prison in California. The facility is known for its high levels of violence and is referred to by inmates… — Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) April 10, 2025 Bankman-Fried is currently detained at Federal Correctional Institution Victorville Medium II, which is known to be a very risky penitentiary for violent convicts. The 32-year-old was moved to Victorville after spending over a year and a half in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. His transfer took place after a brief period of time in a federal transfer center in Oklahoma. This preceded a high-profile interview with journalist Tucker Carlson. The disciplinary action was triggered by Bankman-Fried’s interview, in which he detailed daily life at the Brooklyn detention center. He was reportedly put in solitary confinement after giving an unauthorized interview to the media. FCI Victorville has always been notorious for violence, especially in regard to prisoners attacking other prisoners and even the guards. In 2017, several guards were attacked and injured, and the prison warden was stabbed severely enough that they needed medical attention.  Life at Victorville for FTX founder The prison culture of Victorville is dominated by inmate “cars,” which are racially framed security sub-groups ruling the relations within the prison. Those without such affiliations are vulnerable to solitary confinement or physical assault, which increases the risks for new detainees. Reports indicate that certain prisoners, such as sex offenders, informants, and gay individuals, are…

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