May 07, 2018
Three London-based traders can't duck criminal charges in New York for allegedly scheming to manipulate foreign exchange benchmarks, a Manhattan federal judge said Friday, finding federal prosecutors had adequately tied the traders' activity to the U.S.
March 26, 2018
Three London-based foreign currency exchange traders on Monday asked a Manhattan federal judge to toss charges accusing them of conspiring to fix the price of U.S. dollars and euros, arguing that prosecutors have failed to state viable Sherman Act claims.
January 01, 2018
The coming year will see a slew of corruption trials in New York, continued criminal cases against college coaches and apparel company representatives, and the U.S. Department of Justice's continued pursuit of big cases overseas.
December 11, 2017
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday urged a New York federal court to deny a bid by three London-based foreign exchange traders to escape charges that they conspired to rig foreign exchange benchmarks, arguing that the activity had a strong enough connection to the U.S. for the case to proceed.
November 20, 2017
Three London-based foreign exchange traders whom New York federal prosecutors accused of violating antitrust laws by teaming up to influence two key foreign exchange benchmarks asked a judge to dismiss the case against them on Friday, saying they did nothing wrong and shouldn't have been charged.
October 12, 2017
A New York federal judge said Thursday the government doesn't need to hand over any more trading data than it has already promised to three British former foreign exchange traders scheduled to go on trial for conspiring to fix the price of U.S. dollars and euros in the foreign currency exchange spot market.
August 17, 2017
Three British former "cartel" foreign exchange traders fighting charges of conspiring to fix the price of U.S. dollars and euros in the foreign currency exchange spot market are clamoring for more detail on the charges, telling a New York judge that prosecutors haven't even said what trades were unlawful.
July 17, 2017
Three British former foreign exchange traders who waived extradition from the United Kingdom pled not guilty in a New York federal court Monday to conspiring to fix the price of U.S. dollars and euros in the foreign currency exchange spot market.
June 13, 2017
Three British former foreign currency traders at Barclays, RBS and other top banks have agreed to waive extradition and face U.S. charges that they worked together to manipulate daily benchmarks.
January 11, 2017
The U.S. may struggle to extradite three former traders charged Tuesday with rigging foreign currency exchange markets because Britain's Serious Fraud Office has already cleared them from prosecution following a major investigation, their lawyers said Wednesday.