Reuters: U.S. investors file class-action lawsuit against Sam Bankman-Fried

A group of American investors has filed a lawsuit against former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried. Reuters reports, citing court documents.

According to the publication, the plaintiffs allege that the platform’s digital-asset savings accounts that offer yields violate Florida law.

Earlier, Bloomberg journalists reported that Bahamian and U.S. law enforcement were discussing the possibility of transporting Bankman-Fried to the United States for questioning. Bloomberg.

According to agency sources, the discussion has intensified in recent days as authorities of the two countries examine the role of the former CEO in the collapse of FTX and related entities. They also noted that Bahamian police questioned him on November 12.

On November 16, Bankman-Fried said that he is meeting with regulators. He said that he was trying to raise additional funding to return assets to affected clients.

13) My goal—my one goal—is to do right by customers.

I’m contributing what I can to doing so. I’m meeting in-person with regulators and working with the teams to do what we can for customers.

And after that, investors. But first, customers.

— SBF (@SBF_FTX) November 15, 2022

Earlier, Fortune lawyers said that the U.S. Department of Justice has all that is necessary to bring criminal charges against Bankman-Fried and other executives of the collapsed exchange.

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