国际英语资讯:Former U.S. trader pleads guilty to fraud and spoofing
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 6-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="trader">trader</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="pleaded">pleaded</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spoofing">spoofing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> (<span word="DOJ">DOJ</span>) <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="John">John</span> <span word="Edmonds">Edmonds</span>, 36, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="pleaded">pleaded</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commodities">commodities</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="count">count</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conspiracy">conspiracy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commit">commit</span> <span word="wire">wire</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span>, <span word="commodities">commodities</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span>, <span word="commodities">commodities</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="manipulation">manipulation</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spoofing">spoofing</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DOJ">DOJ</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DOJ">DOJ</span>, <span word="Edmonds">Edmonds</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="conspired">conspired</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="traders">traders</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="manipulate">manipulate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="metals">metals</span> <span word="futures">futures</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 2009 <span word="to">to</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DOJ">DOJ</span> <span word="document">document</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>, <span word="several">several</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Edmonds">Edmonds</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="J">J</span>.<span word="P">P</span>. <span word="Morgan">Morgan</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2004 <span word="to">to</span> 2017 <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="LinkedIn">LinkedIn</span> <span word="account">account</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="DOJ">DOJ</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Edmonds">Edmonds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="traders">traders</span> "<span word="routinely">routinely</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="metals">metals</span> <span word="futures">futures</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span>" <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intent">intent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="execution">execution</span>.</p><p><span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="practices">practices</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spoof">Spoof</span> <span word="Orders">Orders</span>", <span word="were">were</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distort">distort</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="metals">metals</span> <span word="futures">futures</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manipulator">manipulator</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DOJ">DOJ</span>.</p><p>"<span word="For">For</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Edmonds">Edmonds</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sophisticated">sophisticated</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="manipulate">manipulate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="metals">metals</span> <span word="futures">futures</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="placing">placing</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="executed">executed</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Brian">Brian</span> <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="Benczkowski">Benczkowski</span>, <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="Department">Department</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Criminal">Criminal</span> <span word="Division">Division</span>.</p>
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