A new report has accused FTX executives of engaging in a $243 million spending spree on real estate, as well as fraudulent activity and retaliation against an employee. The report suggests that FTX.com had commingled customer deposits with corporate funds for several years, making it difficult to track specific transactions or distinguish between operating funds and customer assets. FTX.com reportedly owed customers $8.7 billion at the time of the bankruptcy petition. The report implicates FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, senior executives, multiple FTX-controlled entities, and an unidentified lawyer referred to as “Attorney-1” in fraudulent activities. These activities allegedly included falsifying a payment agreement between FTX and Alameda Research and backdating it by two years. The report also alleges that the FTX Group used customer deposits to fund real estate acquisitions, primarily in the Bahamas.
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