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Ex-Deutsche Bank trader has conviction for rigging interest rates quashed
UK NewsBusiness•October 9, 2026 at 4:59 PMNational

Ex-Deutsche Bank trader has conviction for rigging interest rates quashed

By Joanna Partridge•The Guardian - UK News

Christian Bittar becomes eighth person to clear their name, days after five former Barclays bankers were acquitted Former City trader Christian Bittar has become the eighth person to have his conviction for rigging interest rates quashed, just days after five other former bankers also successfully cleared their names.Christian Bittar, who previously worked for Deutsche Bank, was convicted in 2018 of conspiracy to defraud. Continue reading...

Christian Bittar becomes eighth person to clear their name, days after five former Barclays bankers were acquitted

Former City trader Christian Bittar has become the eighth person to have his conviction for rigging interest rates quashed, just days after five other former bankers also successfully cleared their names.

Christian Bittar, who previously worked for Deutsche Bank, was convicted in 2018 of conspiracy to defraud.

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