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NEW YORK--The British billionaire Joe Lewis pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to orchestrating what prosecutors called a

British tycoon Joe Lewis, who owns significant real estate properties in Argentine Patagonia, specifically in the Lago Escondido area, was released on bail by Federal Judge Valerie Figueredo in Manhattan after turning himself in to face insider trading charges, of which he pleaded not guilty.

Joe Lewis has been released on bail but is subject to strict conditions, including surrendering his $250m superyacht and private plane.

NEW YORK (Reuters) -British billionaire Joe Lewis has surrendered to U.S. authorities in Manhattan and is expected to appear in court later on Wednesday to face insider trading charges, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan said. Federal prosecutors accused Lewis, whose family trust controls a majority of the Tottenham Hotspur soccer team, with orchestrating a "brazen" insider trading scheme by passing tips about companies in which he invested to friends, personal assistants, private pilots and romantic partners. Two of Lewis' pilots, Patrick O'C...

British billionaire Joe Lewis to appear in US court on insider trading charges