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Published in TZ Latest News 26 May, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff

First defendant in Libor scandal faces jury trial in London

Tom Hayes, a former star trader at UBS and Citigroup, becomes on Tuesday the first person to face trial by jury over allegations he conspired to rig global Libor interest rates. The trial in London marks a new phase in a seven-year, global inquiry that has culminated in banks and brokerages paying around $9 billion to settle regulatory allegations of rate rigging — shredding public faith in the integrity of financial markets.

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