FTX`s Sam Bankman-Fried sought leniency from overseas regulators, says Justice Department

Samuel Bankman-Fried leaves Manhattan federal courtroom docket in New York (AP)

Synopsis 

Founder attempted to switch assets, was hoping to regain manipulate of crypto exchange, prosecutors allege in filing

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried tried to stall financial disaster lawsuits withinside the U.S. in November on the way to switch belongings from his crypto alternate to overseas regulators, the Justice Department alleged in a submitting Monday.