Ex-Jefferies Bond Trader Convicted on One of 10 Fraud Counts
- Jesse Litvak is acquitted on nine counts of securities fraud
- He was accused of lying to customers about bond prices
Jesse Litvak exits federal court in New Haven, Connecticut, on Feb. 18, 2014.
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Former Jefferies & Co. managing director Jesse Litvak was convicted for a second time of defrauding customers on trades of mortgage-backed securities -- but only on one of 10 criminal counts.
On the sixth day of deliberations Friday, a federal jury in New Haven, Connecticut, found Litvak guilty of one count of securities fraud following a trial that began Jan. 4. He was acquitted of nine counts. He’s scheduled to be sentenced April 21 and faces a maximum term of 20 years in prison, although he’s likely to get a much less severe sentence.