A British futures trader pleaded guilty today to U.S. fraud and spoofing charges in connection with an over five-year scheme to defraud, which included his role in the May 6, 2010, “Flash Crash,” when the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 600 points in five minutes, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Special Agent in Charge Michael J. Anderson of the FBI’s Chicago Field Office and Director Aitan Goelman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Enforcement.
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