Former JP Morgan trader pleads guilty to manipulating US metals markets for years

I’m sure Jamie had no idea. Another conspiracy theory validated.

Via CNBC

  • John Edmonds, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of commodities fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, price manipulation and spoofing.
  • Edmonds, a 13-year J.P. Morgan veteran, said that he learned how to manipulate prices from more senior traders and that his supervisors at the firm knew of his actions.

Pedestrians walk in front of the JPMorgan Chase headquarters building in New York.

An ex-J.P. Morgan Chase trader has admitted to manipulating the U.S. markets of an array of precious metals for about seven years — and he has implicated his supervisors at the bank.

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