"Yinye Wang, also known as "Roy Wang," 36, of Roslyn and College Point, Queens, failed to show up at his scheduled initial appearance in federal court in Central Islip on a complaint charging him with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and has ceased contact with his lawyer. "I've signed the arrest warrant and once he's apprehended, we'll arraign him," said U.S. Magistrate Judge James M. Wicks, who added that the warrant was "definitely warranted in this case.""
"Wang's defense attorney, Felipe Garcia, told Wicks that his client, who was arrested on Sept. 4 in California and released on a $50,000 bond that was secured by a friend, tried unsuccessfully to board a flight to New York last week. He was unable to get on a commercial aircraft because he didn't have his passport or a REAL ID, a federally mandated driver's license or identification card that is now required to board domestic flights, Garcia said."
A federal judge signed an arrest warrant for Yinye Wang after he failed to appear at his scheduled federal initial appearance on a complaint charging conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Authorities allege Wang stole more than $2.8 million from the bank accounts of a couple who disappeared from their Old Brookville mansion earlier this year. Wang was arrested on Sept. 4 in California and released on a $50,000 bond secured by a friend. His attorney said Wang attempted to fly to New York but could not board without a passport or REAL ID. A co-defendant, Qiuju Wu, pleaded not guilty and was held without bail.
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