U.S. judge denies bail to exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui in fraud case

NEW YORK, April 20 (Reuters) – An exiled Chinese businessman charged by U.S. prosecutors with leading a more than $1 billion fraud will remain in jail after a federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday rejected a proposed $25 million bail package. U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres said prosecutors had shown it more likely than not that Guo Wengui was a serious flight risk, and shown by clear and convincing evidence that he would pose a risk of economic harm to the community if released. Torres also said Guo’s “obstructive behavior” in the criminal case–including a false claim he had just…