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The bank should also have been held accountable for not supervising him or putting controls on leverage and capital reserves
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I completely agree, but it's no longer a secret that banks operate irresponsibly. There are many other cases just like this one.
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I made a mistake when publishing and did not realize that some of the information was left out of the publication, so I am attaching it here.I made a mistake when publishing and did not realize that some of the information was left out of the publication, so I am attaching it here.
Consequences
On February 23, 1995, “Lesson” fled, leaving a note that said “I'm sorry.” Barings Bank was declared insolvent on February 26 and sold to ING for £1. “Lesson” was arrested in Germany, extradited to Singapore, and sentenced to six and a half years in prison, although he was released in 1999 after being diagnosed with colon cancer.
Later life
He wrote his autobiography, Rogue Trader, in 1996, which was made into a movie in 1999 starring Ewan McGregor. He currently lives in Ireland and works as a motivational speaker and trading educator.
Source: Wikipedia.