https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ex-deutsche-bank-trader-jailed-for-rigging-rates-has-conviction-overturnedContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ex-deutsche-bank-trader-jailed-for-rigging-rates-has-conviction-overturnedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ex-deutsche-bank-trader-jailed-for-rigging-rates-has-conviction-overturned#u120830Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:15:32 +0000Christian Bittar, a former Deutsche Bank trader, has had his conviction for rigging benchmark interest rates overturned by the Court of Appeal. Bittar was sentenced to five years and four months in 2018 for conspiring to manipulate Euribor. The Court of Appeal quashed his conviction due to a legal error. This development is a fresh blow to the Serious Fraud Office prosecutor.Why it mattersThe Euribor rate-rigging scandal involved several traders and banks. Bittar's conviction was one of several related cases. The Serious Fraud Office has faced challenges in prosecuting these cases. The ov