Trial ends for former trader Kerviel

  • 14 years ago
Jerome Kerviel's lawyer on Friday urged judges to acquit the Frenchman of fraud, blaming the bank Societe Generale for the rogue trading scandal that almost destroyed it. The final plea came on the last day of the trial, a day after prosecutors demanded that Kerviel be jailed for four years plus one year suspended, for covert stock trades that the bank says cost it 4.9 billion euros.Duration: 01:42

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