British billionaire Joe Lewis pleads not guilty to US insider trading charges

FILE PHOTO: Britain Soccer Football - Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton - Barclays Premier League - White Hart Lane - 8/5/16 Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis (L) and chairman Daniel Levy in the stands Reuters / Dylan Martinez/File Photo

NEW YORK (Reuters) - British billionaire Joe Lewis pleaded not guilty to U.S. insider trading charges at a hearing on Wednesday.

Lewis entered his plea before U.S. Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo in Manhattan federal court.