FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried walked out of a Manhattan federal courtroom in handcuffs Friday after U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan of the Southern District of New York granted the government’s motion for his detention pending trial.

“My conclusion is there is probable cause to believe the defendant has attempted to tamper with witnesses at least twice,” Kaplan said.

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