 ::::::::::::Excuse me butting in here... I think you may be making too much of what is, essentially, a semantic issue. I remember at the time the word used in the press was normally deportation, especially in the headlines and then the articles may discuss the finer details. The subtleties were mostly lost on those outside of the legal profession. Plus the PR factor: deported sounds a lot better. Maybe there is some way of saying that he was deported and allowed to leave? Possibly the final proof will be with the court documents, available at the Portland courthouse, maybe someone reading this could check? Although from memory, the court decision made no mention of him leaving. He got a suspended sentence, a fine, a few other agreements. Then he went, literally, from the court house to a waiting Gulfstream. Any agreement as to leaving was probably made in chambers between the government and the defence beforehand. So in all likelihood it's down to the number of cites, and here the 'd' word definitely wins out.   