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U.S. judge revokes bail for billionaire Chinese developer's aide
Source: Reuters
US | Tue Sep 29, 2015 6:10pm EDT
U.S. judge revokes bail for billionaire Chinese developer's aide
NEW YORK | BY NATE RAYMOND
A U.S. judge revoked bail on Tuesday for the aide to a billionaire real estate developer, after both men were arrested for lying about why they brought $4.5 million in cash into the United States while traveling from China.
Jeff Yin, an assistant to Ng Lap Seng, had been set to be released on a $1 million bond and be placed under home confinement. But U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn in Manhattan ordered Yin detained, calling him "a significant risk of flight."
Netburn noted Yin failed to disclose that he had an unused Chinese passport. Investigators discovered the passport in a packed travel bag, and the judge said it appeared intended for "if you get into a bind."
The decision came as Sabrina Shroff, Yin's lawyer, revealed that a woman who had been holding her client's bag had been secretly charged before Ng, 68, and Yin, 29, were arrested on Sept. 19.
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U.S. judge revokes bail for billionaire Chinese developer's aide
NEW YORK | BY NATE RAYMOND
A U.S. judge revoked bail on Tuesday for the aide to a billionaire real estate developer, after both men were arrested for lying about why they brought $4.5 million in cash into the United States while traveling from China.
Jeff Yin, an assistant to Ng Lap Seng, had been set to be released on a $1 million bond and be placed under home confinement. But U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn in Manhattan ordered Yin detained, calling him "a significant risk of flight."
Netburn noted Yin failed to disclose that he had an unused Chinese passport. Investigators discovered the passport in a packed travel bag, and the judge said it appeared intended for "if you get into a bind."
The decision came as Sabrina Shroff, Yin's lawyer, revealed that a woman who had been holding her client's bag had been secretly charged before Ng, 68, and Yin, 29, were arrested on Sept. 19.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/29/us-usa-crime-macau-idUSKCN0RT2M120150929