Liberia: Woewiyu Pleads Not Guilty - Judge Denies Him Bail in Fraud Case

Philadelphia — U.S. lawyers successfully convinced a Federal judge Friday that Tom Woewiyu, accused of knowingly lying on U.S. immigration papers, did not deserve to leave Federal prison on Friday because he risks fleeing the U.S. if he were granted bail.

Woewiyu, a former Liberian official who served as Charles Taylor's defense Minister, pleaded not guilty to all 16 federal charges, including seven counts of perjury, four counts of fraudulently misrepresenting his past in his immigration applications.

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