Justice Department Stalls Another Class Action In Gold Market Rigging, This Time Against JPM

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Justice Department Stalls Another Class Action In Gold Market Rigging, This Time Against JPM

Proceedings in the federal class-action anti-trust lawsuit against JPMorganChase charging the investment bank with manipulating the gold and silver futures markets —

 

 have been suspended for three months at the request of the U.S. Justice Department, just as the department has arranged suspension of proceedings in the class-action anti-trust lawsuit against Deutsche Bank charging similar market manipulation.

 

In both cases the Justice Department has told U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that proceedings would jeopardize its criminal investigation into market rigging, which has been admitted by a former JPMorganChase trader, John Edmonds, who awaits sentencing.

 

According to court filings, the White Plains, New York, law firm representing the plaintiffs against JPMorganChase, Lowey Dannenberg, concurred in the government’s request to suspend proceedings. The stay is to continue for three months and may be extended.

 

The Justice Department’s motion, granted by the court on February 26 —

https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/justice-department-stalls-another-class-action-in-gold-market-rigging-this-time-against-jpm/