A U.S. district courtroom choose ordered former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao handy over his passports and journey paperwork as he awaits his sentencing in April.
In November, Zhao pleaded responsible to violating anti-money laundering legal guidelines and stepped down from his position as chief govt of the world’s largest crypto alternate.
Zhao has been free on a $175 million bond, however US prosecutors filed a movement final month proposing new circumstances.
In a brand new order modifying the bond, Decide Richard Jones says Zhao has to give up his Canadian passport to a third-party custodian employed and supervised by his counsel of file.
“The third-party custodian should retain management over that Canadian passport and should accompany Defendant on any journey that requires identification paperwork.”
Zhao additionally has to submit all his present and expired passports and journey paperwork to his counsel of file, who might solely return the paperwork when licensed by the pretrial companies or the courtroom.
“Defendant might not apply for or receive a brand new passport or journey doc from any nation with out the Courtroom’s permission.”
In a courtroom submitting submitted in November, prosecutors cite the explanation why they take into account Zhao a flight danger.
“As a non-US however UAE (United Arab Emirates) citizen with substantial wealth outdoors the USA, minimal ties to the USA, and a residence in a rustic with out an extradition treaty with the USA, Zhao poses a critical danger of flight and [it is] requested that he be required to stay within the continental United States pending sentencing.”
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