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  1. July 16, 2021

    Traders, DOJ Set To Square Off In Next Chicago Spoofing Trial

    Just as the dust settles from a similar case prosecutors tried last year, the Northern District of Illinois will host a fourth showdown starting Monday between the U.S. government and men accused of carrying out a scheme to manipulate the commodities market.

  2. November 18, 2020

    Ex-Merrill Lynch Trader Denies Guilt In Slimmed Spoof Suit

    A former Merrill Lynch trader pled not guilty Tuesday to narrower charges in a market spoofing case against him after an Illinois federal judge said federal prosecutors initially attacked his conduct too broadly.

  3. November 16, 2020

    Feds Sharpen Spoofing Claim Against Ex-Merrill Lynch Trader

    Illinois federal prosecutors have narrowed a criminal spoofing case against one of two former Merrill Lynch traders accused of manipulating the precious metals market, filing a new indictment that focuses on a single transaction after a judge dismissed a broader charge last month.

  4. October 07, 2020

    Ex-DOJ Atty Can't Intervene In Merrill Traders Spoofing Case

    An Illinois federal judge ruled that a former prosecutor with the Department of Justice's Fraud Section cannot intervene in a criminal spoofing case that he previously led against two ex-Merrill Lynch traders.

  5. August 19, 2020

    Merrill Trader Wants Feds' Spoofing Investigation Reviewed

    A former Merrill Lynch trader wants an independent review of the Department of Justice's evidence in a spoofing case against him after obtaining a letter where the bank said prosecutors sought to quash internal inquiries that could yield "unhelpful" evidence of his and a colleague's innocence.

  6. May 21, 2020

    Merrill Lynch Traders Can't Avoid Spoofing, Fraud Charges

    An Illinois federal judge refused Wednesday to dismiss indictments against two former Merrill Lynch traders accused of a yearslong scheme to spoof the precious metals futures market, saying prosecutors had adequately argued the traders intended to manipulate the market.

  7. March 26, 2020

    Ex-Merrill Lynch Trader Wants Spoofing Scheme Charge Axed

    A former Merrill Lynch trader argued Wednesday that he shouldn't have to face federal prosecutors' charge that he participated in a years-long scheme to spoof the precious metals market, saying the charge is unconstitutionally vague and unauthorized by law.

  8. March 18, 2020

    Former DOJ Atty Weighs In On Ex-Traders' Misconduct Claims

    A former prosecutor with the Department of Justice's Fraud Section who accused the agency division of abusing foreign evidence requests is seeking to weigh in on former Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch traders' claims that the alleged misconduct affected the cases against them.

  9. February 26, 2020

    Ex-Deutsche, Merrill Traders Claim DOJ Misconduct

    Former traders at Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch have raised concerns that the U.S. Department of Justice's Fraud Section abused their rights by using a request for evidence from the U.K. as a pretext to get more time to charge them with spoofing.

  10. January 01, 2020

    White Collar Cases To Watch In 2020

    In 2020, defense attorneys will have their eye on a number of cases and trends, including the potentially game-changing U.S. Supreme Court review of convictions stemming from the Bridgegate scandal, a racketeering case against traders at JPMorgan Chase and a continued focus on sanctions enforcement.

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