Sam Bankman-Fried being transferred to new prison in Calif., overriding request to stay in Brooklyn

Sam Bankman-Fried is set to be transferred from a New York lock-up potentially to one in California — against his wishes, according to a report.

The convicted crypto-crook – who is appealing his 25-year prison sentence – is in the process of leaving Brooklyn Federal Metropolitan Detention Center and was told he is heading to a prison in Mendota, California, sources told the Wall Street Journal .

Bankman-Fried, 32, wanted to remain in the Big Apple so he could help prepare an appeal of his conviction after a jury found he stole $8 billion from customers of the now-defunct FTX cryptocurrency exchange.

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The fallen tech mogul found out about his relocation a few days ago and was awoken early Wednesday to begin the transfer, sources told the outlet.

His lawyers in April requested that Bankman-Fried be allowed to remain in New York while they fight to overturn the conviction and sentence —  though the disgraced crypto-king ultimately wants to serve out his term in California to be closer to his parents, who live near Stanford University.

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Mendota — which is roughly two hours from the area where his parents live — houses both a medium-security prison and a minimum-security satellite facility.

Bankman-Fried will likely be held in the former because of his long sentence, according to the report.

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Later Wednesday, Manhattan federal Judge Lewis Kaplan issued an order, recommending to the federal Bureau of Prisons that Bankman-Fried remain at MDC “until his appeal has been fully briefed to facilitate access to appellate counsel.”

Bankman-Fried was convicted in November on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy and sentenced in March to the lengthy prison time — which was still over four times less than the 110 years he faced.

Prosecutors had recommended the former billionaire get 40- to 50-years behind bars, while Bankman-Fried requested a modest sentence of 5-1/4 years or less.

The BOP said it couldn’t confirm Bankman-Fried’s location until after the move was complete.

Lawyers for Bankman-Fried didn’t immediately return a request for comment.

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