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The Guardian - US
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Dominic Rushe in New York

Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis charged with ‘brazen’ insider trading

Joe Lewis, in glasses, faces 16 counts of securities fraud and three counts of conspiracy.
Joe Lewis, in glasses, faces 16 counts of securities fraud and three counts of conspiracy. Photograph: John Sibley/Reuters

Joe Lewis, the billionaire whose family trust owns Tottenham Hotspur football club, was charged with orchestrating “brazen” insider trading by US federal prosecutors on Tuesday.

According to Damian Williams, the US attorney for the southern district of New York, Lewis gave friends, including his personal pilots, assistants and romantic partners, inside information from companies in which he was an investor.

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