Odaily News Federal Judge Richard Jones in the District of Seattle in the United States on Thursday approved the U.S. government’s motion, requiring former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao to stay in the United States before accepting a sentence for violating U.S. anti-money laundering laws. In a court document filed Thursday, a judge agreed with the Justice Department that Zhao was a flight risk. (Reuters) According to previous news, CZ asked the court to be allowed to return to the UAE before the verdict.