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Forex “Cartel” trader urges Court to stop DOJ's shell game with evidence
Richard Usher, a Forex trader known for his participation in the “Cartel” chatroom, continues his legal battle to secure access to documents that led to his acquittal in a criminal case back in 2018. On September 24, 2021, Usher filed a response to a motion by the Department of Justice (DOJ), which, in its turn, insists that the trader has to destroy the exculpatory evidence. Let’s recall that, in January 2017, a grand jury indicted Usher and two other traders for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to manipulate the price of U.S. dollars and euros exchanged in the FX spot market. In connection with that ... (full story)