UK
Billionaire
Joe Lewis Get
No Jail No
Appeal Deal
While Free on
Bond Then
Covers Face
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Jan 24 –
British
billionaire
Joseph Lewis,
owner of the
Tottenham
Football Club,
Tavistock,
jets and
yacht, was indicted and
released on
bail on
securities
fraud charges
on July 26,
2023. Inner
City Press was
there and live
tweeted,
thread here.
On
August 28, the
assigned
District Judge
issued this:
"counsel for
Defendants
Patrick
OConnor and
Bryan Marty
Waugh alerted
the Court to
benefactor
payments that
could give
rise to
potential
conflicts of
interest.
To that end,
by September
6, 2023,
counsel for
Defendants
OConnor and
Waugh shall
submit a joint
letter further
describing the
payment
arrangements
at issue
here
(Signed by
Judge Jessica
G. L. Clarke
on
8/28/2023)."
On
September 6
counsel to
Marty Waugh
wrote in to
say that yes,
Lewis'
Tavistock is
paying them -
but they
promise to
exercise
independent
professional
judgment...
On
January 24,
2024 Lewis
pled guilty -
with a deal
that he will
only not
appeal if he
gets no jail
time. While
the calculated
guidelines in
the plea
agreement say
18 to 24 months,
Lewis can
appeal even a
day of jail.
We hope to
have more on
this.
Afterward he
left the SDNY
courthouse
covering his
face, with a
guard blocking
photos. Thread:
Judge:
How old are
you? Lewis:
86. Judge: Any
mental
illness?
Lewis:
No.
Judge: Do you
know the
consequences
of pleading
guilty? Lewis:
Yes.
Judge:
You are
charged with
conspiracy to
commit
securities
fraud in count
2, and
substantive
securities
fraud in
counts 7 and
10, do you
understand?
Lewis: Yes.
Judge:
The maximum
penalties are
45 years in
prison if
consecutive.
The is no
parole in the
federal system
in this
country. I can
order
restitution...
You may be
deported. The
plea agreement
has a
sentencing
guideline...
Lewis'
lawyer: He is
only agreeing
to not appeal
if he receives
no
incarceration.
Lewis: In 2019
I passed
material non
public
information to
3 people to
trade.
Judge:
Sentencing [no
jail time in
plea deal] set
for March 28
at 3 pm,
expedited at
defendant's
request
The
case is US v.
Lewis, et al.,
23-cr-370
(Clarke)
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