Prosecutors initially asked that Phillipos be held while he awaits trial, arguing that he poses a serious flight risk.

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During his trial, Ashby said that Shweitzer shot a video tape of the flight.

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Space-flight veterans in the company are well aware of the trial-and-error nature of technology development, but they also know risk is an essential part of innovation.

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Prior efforts had been a mixture of trial and error and hard work mixed with a basic understanding of the mechanics of flight.

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Raj Rajaratnam (Galleon Group) was considered a flight risk also, but he was g iven bail and released pending his trial.

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Federal prosecutors opposed these travel requests, saying his conviction posed "a risk of flight"--a risk that didn't exist when Snipes was still awaiting trial.

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The outcome of the trial has intensified demands on Libya to accept blame for the disaster, in which 259 people on Pan Am flight 103 died along with another 11 on the ground in Scotland.

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