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Princess Turandot

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3. According to the article, he's already in the US to 'answer the charges' (per his attorney)...

Reply to Hugh_Lebowski (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 25, 2023, 11:46 PM

Jul 2023

He's 86 though. The legal proceedings might outlast him.

Lewis is the majority owner of the Premier League football team, Tottenham Hotspur, and the founder of private equity company Tavistock Group, which invests in more than 200 companies across 13 countries, according to its website.

David M. Zornow, who is counsel to Lewis, said in a statement, “The government has made an egregious error in judgment in charging Mr. Lewis, an 86-year-old man of impeccable integrity and prodigious accomplishment. Mr. Lewis has come to the US voluntarily to answer these ill-conceived charges, and we will defend him vigorously in court.”

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British billionaire Joe Lewis indicted on insider trading charges [View all] Eugene Jul 2023 OP

So, where does he live now? Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2023 #1

He can be extradited, but he's also 86 years old. Eugene Jul 2023 #2

According to the article, he's already in the US to 'answer the charges' (per his attorney)... Princess Turandot Jul 2023 #3