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Jul 12, 2007 9:49 am US/Eastern

Boy Band Creator To Stay In Jail

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ORLANDO (AP) ― The creator of the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync will stay behind bars.

A judge has ordered Lou Pearlman to remain in jail to allow attorneys time to prepare his case.

Pearlman faces charges of defrauding a bank out of $20 million dollars. He will be represented by the federal public defender's office.

The U.S. Attorney's Office opposed bail for Pearlman saying he was a "serious flight risk." A detention hearing for Pearlman has not been scheduled.

Pearlman was escorted to Orlando this week from Los Angeles. He was arrested in Indonesia last month, where he was found staying at a posh hotel under an assumed name. He was expelled from Bali after the F-B-I contacted authorities there, then transferred him to U-S custody and flown to Guam, and later to Los Angeles.

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