Warrant issued for Bikram founder beset by legal woes

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AP Los Angeles
Last Updated : May 25 2017 | 5:07 AM IST
A California judge has issued an arrest warrant for the founder of Bikram yoga, who's been ordered to hand over proceeds from his global fitness business to satisfy a USD 6.8 million judgement won by a former legal adviser.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Edward Moreton issued the warrant yesterday for Bikram Choudhury and set bail at USD 8 million.
No lawyers appeared for Choudhury, who claimed last year he was nearly bankrupt.
The award was won by Minakshi "Micki" Jafa-Bodden, who claimed Choudhury fired her when she refused to help him cover up a rape allegation.
Her attorney, Carla Minnard, says they've tracked luxury vehicles and other property that Choudhury moved out of state and have court orders in Nevada and Florida preventing him from moving property out of warehouses there.

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First Published: May 25 2017 | 5:07 AM IST

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