Joe Lewis pleads ‘NOT GUILTY’ to 19 insider trading charges and posts whopping $300MILLION bond: Tottenham Hotspur owner, 86, is accused of tipping off his friends, pilots and even romantic partners
- Lewis, 86, posted a $300million bond in a Manhattan courtroom on Wednesday
- The smiling Lewis pleaded ‘not guilty’ to 19 charges of insider trading
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Joe Lewis, the British billionaire and owner of Tottenham Hotspur soccer team, pleaded not guilty to 19 counts of insider trading in a Manhattan courtroom on Wednesday before posting a $300 million bond and being released.
‘Not guilty, your honor,’ Lewis told federal judge Valerie Figueredo, while wearing a grey suit and dark blue tie.
The 86-year-old appeared in federal court along with two of his pilots, who have also been charged in the case. He surrendered to police on Wednesday morning at around 6:30am.
Lewis is expected back in court on September 5.
Although cameras were not permitted in the courtroom, Lewis was seen smiling alongside his attorneys while being greeted by camera crews while exiting on Wednesday.
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Lewis (left) pleaded not guilty to 19 counts of insider trading in a Manhattan courtroom
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