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Will Jerome Kerviel be convicted of any crimes for his part in trading fraud in France?

Background: Jerome Kerviel, the former Société Générale employee at the center of the biggest trading fraud in history, has confessed to police that he hid his activities from superiors, and he gambled in the markets because he wanted to be a star trader, the Paris prosecutor said Monday.

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Yes
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No
14%
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Initial likelihoods: Yes: 85%

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Created Mon 28th Jan 2008 1:18pm PST by imaque
Edited Fri 11th Apr 2008 10:57am PST by andrew

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