Acquittals of five former bankers come year after supreme court overturned ruling against City trader Tom Hayes
  • Zombie@feddit.ukEnglish
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    22 days ago

    The agency reiterated in a statement that the supreme court had “found that there was ample evidence on which a properly directed jury could have convicted Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo”.

    So they’re likely guilty, there were just procedural errors in their trials.

    • Denjin@feddit.ukdeleted by creatorEnglish
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      22 days ago

      These were just tiny pawns in a huge, systemic corruption scandal that implicate senior figures at several major banks, the Bank of England and the FCA. None of whom have seen any material punishment.