Joe Lewis, the founder of the company which owns Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, has avoided prison for insider trading and conspiracy but must pay a $5million fine and serve three years’ probation, a Manhattan court judge has ruled. The 87-year-old British billionaire pleaded guilty in January after being indicted in the United States last July for “orchestrating a brazen insider trading scheme”. This, according to U.S. officials, involved the passing of information to “romantic partners and his private pilots.” U.S. sentencing guidelines had called for Lewis to serve 18 to 24 months in prison.However, prior to sentencing, federal prosecutors agreed with Lewis’ attorneys that, given Lewis' age, medical issues and willingness to come to the United States to face criminal charges, he had earned leniency in his sentencing.“Mr. Lewis is grateful that the court has imposed a probationary sentence that considers his health issues,” Mark Herr, his spokesperson t