- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2020-09-29T20:13:00
JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay more than $920 million as part of an agreement with three federal agencies to settle allegations that the firm’s traders manipulated the precious metals markets with false trades.
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A former JPMorgan Chase and Credit Suisse precious metals trader was convicted of fraud, wrapping up a long-running Department of Justice investigation into the manipulation of the precious metals markets from 2008-16.
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