Decision due on retrial for French rogue trader Kerviel
Investigators will decide Monday on whether French rogue trader Jerome Kerviel has the right to a retrial over his conviction for gambling away 4.9 billion euros ($5.5 billion) and almost bankrupting one of Europe's biggest banks. Branded a crook by his ex-employer and a scapegoat by his defenders, the 39-year-old was sentenced to three years in prison in 2010 for his unauthorised trading at French bank Societe Generale. Kerviel, who insists his employers were aware of his actions, was given a c
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