Ex-Deutsche Bank traders imprisoned for ‘spoofing’ roles
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-06-22T17:43:00
James Vorley and Cedric Chanu, former precious metals traders at Deutsche Bank, were each sentenced to one year and one day in prison for their respective roles in a scheme to manipulate the precious metals markets with fraudulent trades.
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