USA v. Vorley, et al.

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:18-cr-00035

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

Firms

  1. 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.

  2. January 13, 2020

    Ex-Deutsche Trader Says DOJ Outsourced Spoofing Probe

    A former trader at Deutsche Bank is seeking to convince an Illinois federal judge that prosecutors outsourced their investigation into spoofing to the bank and its counsel at Linklaters, Cadwalader and Kirkland, raising the same constitutional rights issue as in U.S. v. Connolly.

  3. 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.

  4. October 21, 2019

    Wire Fraud Charges For Metals Traders Hold Up, Judge Says

    An indictment charging two former Deutsche Bank traders with spoofing the precious metals market adequately outlines an alleged violation of the federal wire fraud statute, an Illinois federal judge ruled Monday, forcing the traders to face the government's allegations.

  5. March 27, 2019

    DOJ Defends Use Of Wire Fraud Charges In Spoofing Suit

    Federal prosecutors urged an Illinois federal judge Tuesday to reject requests by several financial advocacy groups to toss the government's suit against two former Deutsche Bank traders who are facing wire fraud charges for manipulating the precious metals market using a technique known as spoofing.

  6. February 07, 2019

    Chamber Opposes Spoofing Case Against Deutsche Traders

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and two interest groups filed an amicus brief in Illinois federal court Wednesday supporting two ex-Deutsche Bank traders indicted for spoofing the precious metals market, arguing the government is creating a dangerous precedent by "distorting the meaning" of the wire fraud statute.

  7. January 24, 2019

    DOJ Says Ex-Deutsche Traders' Spoofing Is Wire Fraud

    The U.S. Department of Justice's wire fraud indictment against two ex-Deutsche Bank traders accused of spoofing the precious metals market should be allowed to proceed because its allegations sufficiently lay out the traders' false statements and intent behind their orders, an Illinois federal judge heard Thursday.

  8. November 15, 2018

    Ex-Deutsche Bank Traders Say Spoofing Isn't Wire Fraud

    Two former traders at Deutsche Bank urged an Illinois federal court Wednesday to dismiss the government's allegations that a spoofing scheme constituted wire fraud, saying they didn't make any false statements or material misrepresentations.

  9. September 25, 2018

    Accused Metals Trader Pleads Not Guilty To 'Spoofing' Market

    A former Deutsche Bank trader charged with participating in a "spoofing" scheme to maximize profits on the precious metals market pled not guilty Tuesday in Illinois federal court.

  10. July 25, 2018

    Deutsche Traders Charged With Metals Market 'Spoofing'

    Two former Deutsche Bank traders were indicted Wednesday over their alleged roles in a yearslong scheme of placing and then canceling orders to manipulate the precious metals market, a practice known as "spoofing."

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