Securities and Exchange Commission v. Martin-Artajo et al

  1. August 18, 2017

    SEC Drops Suit Against 'London Whale' Traders

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday dropped its lawsuit against two European former derivatives traders at JPMorgan Chase & Co. involved in the $6 billion "London Whale" debacle about a month after federal prosecutors threw in the towel on the criminal case.

  2. April 22, 2016

    'London Whale' Can See JPMorgan Trader Depositions

    A New York federal judge on Friday rejected Julien Grout and Javier Martin-Artajo's bid to keep their pre-trial testimony from Bruno Iksil, the cooperating former trader at the heart of the $6 billion "London Whale" debacle, finding the accused former JPMorgan employees can't apply a witness sequestration rule to the discovery process.

  3. April 01, 2016

    SEC Argues Ex-JPMorgan Employees Can't Testify In Secret

    Two former JPMorgan employees facing charges over the bank's $6 billion "London Whale" trading loss can't keep their testimony from the trader at the center of the scandal who is cooperating with prosecutors, the U.S. securities regulator told a New York federal judge on Thursday.

  4. March 30, 2016

    Ex-JPMorgan Employees Want Testimony Kept From 'Whale'

    Two former JPMorgan employees who face civil and criminal charges over the bank's $6 billion "London Whale" trading loss told a New York federal judge Tuesday that Bruno Iksil, the trader at the center of the scandal, should not be allowed to view transcripts of their depositions before he testifies for the government.

  5. October 21, 2015

    JPMorgan 'London Whale' Traders To Be Deposed Overseas

    Two former JPMorgan employees who are living overseas are not required to appear in the U.S. for depositions over the bank's $6 billion "London Whale" trading loss, a New York federal judge said Wednesday, potentially sparing them from arrest on criminal charges.

  6. May 06, 2015

    Atty In 'London Whale' Case Skewers 'Unprofessional' SEC

    A lawyer for a former JPMorgan Chase & Co. employee charged over the bank's $6 billion "London Whale" trading loss accused a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorney on Wednesday of "unprofessional" conduct by suggesting that the defense was seeking broad discovery in order to boost fees.

  7. May 01, 2015

    Spain Won't Appeal 'London Whale' Extradition Ruling: US

    Spanish prosecutors have decided not to appeal a court's decision blocking the extradition of Javier Martin-Artajo, a former JPMorgan Chase & Co. employee who faces criminal and civil charges in New York over the bank's infamous $6 billion "London Whale" trading loss, according to a Friday court filing.

  8. April 21, 2015

    Ex-JPMorgan Traders Want Testimony Of 'London Whale' Iksil

    Two former JPMorgan Chase & Co. employees who face criminal charges over the bank's notorious $6 billion "London Whale" trading loss told a New York federal judge Monday that U.S. prosecutors are unfairly blocking access to testimony by the whale himself, Bruno Iksil.

  9. April 02, 2014

    Ex-JPMorgan Trader Willing To Face 'Whale' Charges, Atty Says

    Julien Grout, one of two former JPMorgan Chase & Co. employees indicted over the bank's $6 billion "London Whale" trading loss, is willing to leave his native France to face the charges in U.S. court under certain bail conditions, his attorney said Wednesday.

  10. January 28, 2014

    Feds Want JPMorgan Discovery Halted Until 'Whale' Duo Tried

    Two former JPMorgan Chase & Co. employees who remain overseas after being charged over the bank's $6 billion "London Whale" trading loss should be temporarily barred from conducting depositions and obtaining other key information in the civil case, federal prosecutors said Saturday.