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Rate-rigging convictions deliver much needed win for SFO

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Published on: 02 April 2019
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  • A mixed bag: The outcome of the SFO’s rate-rigging cases

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Law360, London: The convictions of two former Barclays traders for manipulating Euribor has given the embattled Serious Fraud Office a boost at the tail end of its long-running rate-rigging probes in the wake of criticism for its handling of several recent high-profile prosecutions.

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