Ill. Judge Axes Ex-Merrill Lynch Trader's Spoofing Charge

By Jon Hill (October 19, 2020, 9:10 PM EDT) -- An Illinois federal judge has narrowed the government's case against two former Merrill Lynch traders accused of deceptive trading in the precious metals futures market, throwing out the criminal spoofing charge facing one of the traders after ruling it can't be prosecuted as a scheme....

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