> The US system is probably content to watch while Sam confesses, but they can’t directly arrest him
The US has directly apprehended people in foreign countries for criminal prosecution in the US, including countries with whom they have extradition treaties, and the target being corruptly linked to and protected by local law enforcement has been a factor in favor of such action when it has occurred.
Can you provide comparable to SBF example? I can see US doing it in Afghanistan or Syria for terrorists but it's hard to imagine it happening for white collar crime in a friendly country with functioning legal system like Bahamas. It will be huge precedent.
The US has directly apprehended people in foreign countries for criminal prosecution in the US, including countries with whom they have extradition treaties, and the target being corruptly linked to and protected by local law enforcement has been a factor in favor of such action when it has occurred.