Three former Barclays traders denied Libor appeal request

By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) - Three former Barclays traders jailed for manipulating Libor benchmark interest rates after a London trial have been denied a request to appeal against their conviction and sentence, the wife of one said on Friday. Julie Pabon said her husband, Alex, and former colleagues Jay Merchant and Jonathan Mathew were recently notified that their requests had been rejected by the Court of Appeal. The men's lawyers and the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the prosecutor i