USA v. Bogucki
Case Number:
5:18-cr-00021
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Nature of Suit:
Firms
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March 04, 2019
Ex-Barclays Forex Chief Cleared By Judge Amid Trial
A federal judge in San Francisco ruled on Monday to acquit a former trader at Barclays PLC of manipulating the price of foreign currency options to defraud the bank's customer Hewlett-Packard Co., saying that no reasonable jury could convict based on the evidence prosecutors offered at trial.
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February 20, 2019
Ex-Barclays Forex Chief Faces Calif. Jury Over HP 'Spanking'
Federal prosecutors argued Wednesday during the opening of a California jury trial that a former Barclays PLC trader cheated Hewlett-Packard Co. out of millions in a £6 billion ($7.82 billion) options transaction by telling colleagues to "spank the market, good and proper" in order to drive its value down.
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January 01, 2019
White Collar Cases To Watch In 2019
The coming year's white collar docket is an active one, with several large health care fraud cases set to go to trial and post-trial litigation that could shape the law in insider trading and other financial crimes and affect how companies cooperate in criminal probes.
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August 22, 2018
Ex-Barclays Forex Chief Can't Dodge HP Fraud Charges
A California federal judge on Tuesday rejected a second bid by a former Barclays PLC trader to ditch an indictment accusing him of scheming to defraud Hewlett-Packard Co. in a £6 billion options transaction, saying the charges could hinge on the government's allegations he made misrepresentations and "half-truths."
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August 10, 2018
Feds Fight Ex-Barclays FX Trader's Bid To Toss HP Case
Prosecutors pushed back on an ex-Barclays trader's motion to dismiss the criminal "front running" case against him Friday, arguing that the question of whether he had a duty to act in the best interests of Hewlett Packard Co. in a £6 billion foreign currency options transaction can only be determined by a jury.
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July 27, 2018
Ex-Barclays Trader Says Lack Of Duty To HP Undoes FX Case
A former Barclays PLC trader asked a federal judge to ax the criminal "front running" case against him on Friday, arguing that Barclays had no duty to act in the best interests of Hewlett Packard Co. in a £6 billion foreign currency options transaction.
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July 02, 2018
Ex-Barclays Trader's Wire Fraud Charges Not Time-Barred
A California federal judge on Monday refused to dismiss the federal government's lawsuit against a former Barclays PLC trader charged with scheming to defraud Hewlett-Packard Co. in a £6 billion options transaction, finding the claims not time-barred.
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June 18, 2018
Judge Slams DOJ Jury Trial Bid In Ex-Barclays Trader Case
A California federal judge on Monday laid into the U.S. Department of Justice, suggesting it was wasting resources by requesting a jury trial for a former Barclays PLC trader charged with scheming to defraud Hewlett-Packard Co. in a £6 billion options transaction, after the defendant said he'd prefer a bench trial.
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April 27, 2018
Ex-Barclays Trader Slams DOJ's 'Futile' FIRREA Indictment
A former Barclays PLC trader on Friday took aim at the U.S. Department of Justice's latest version of an indictment accusing him of scheming to defraud Hewlett-Packard Co. in a £6 billion options transaction, calling its use of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act against him a "transparent and futile effort to salvage a time-barred prosecution."
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March 30, 2018
Ex-Barclays Trader's Case Hinges On Law, Not Order
The U.S. Department of Justice switched up its case against a former Barclays PLC foreign currency options trader Friday, invoking bank fraud laws with longer deadlines instead of relying on a time-extending order that the defense claims was based on false premises.