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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: flight risk

flight risk stories: 3 news summaries



 Polanski 
 Loses Bid 
 for Bail 

Court rules director must remain behind bars

Oct 20, 09 5:40 AM CDT
(AP) - Roman Polanski will remain in a Swiss jail while authorities decide whether to extradite him to the US in his 31-year-old statutory rape case, a Swiss court ruled today. The court ruled against releasing the director on bail or under house arrest because he posed a high flight risk. Polanski,... More »

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Switzerland • appeal • extradition • Roman Polanski • flight risk • Swiss Justice Ministry

 Swiss Shoot Down 
 Polanski's Freedom Bid 

Says director would likely flee

Oct 6, 09 7:53 AM CDT
(AP) - The Swiss Justice Ministry has rejected an appeal from Roman Polanski to be released from prison pending his possible extradition to the United States. The government believes there is a high risk that Polanski might flee if released from custody, a military spokesman tells the AP. The appeal is separate... More »

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Switzerland • fugitive • extradition • Roman Polanski • statutory rape • flight risk • Swiss Justice Ministry

 Judge Revokes Stanford Bond 


Jun 30, 09 3:10 PM CDT
(AP) - A US district judge today revoked bond for Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, who's charged with swindling investors out of $7 billion. David Hittner approved a request by prosecutors to overturn a magistrate judge's decision to allow Stanford freed on $500,000 bond pending his trial. Prosecutors argued that Stanford's... More »

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Federal Court • bond • bail • Ponzi scheme • federal judges • bank fraud • Robert Allen Stanford • flight risk

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