Christian Bittar has conviction for rigging interest rates quashed
Former City banker becomes eighth to clear their name, just days after five others 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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