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Former SocGen Banker Charged in Insider Case; Sues for Bonus
- Stephane Fima charged following raids at bank last year
- Charges disclosed in case where Fima suing over firing, bonus
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A former Societe Generale SA managing director was charged in a French insider-trading case linked to Air Liquide SA’s $13.2 billion takeover of Airgas Inc.
Stephane Fima, a managing director who specialized in acquisition financing, was charged by an investigative judge following raids last year at the bank’s headquarters in the La Defense business district in western Paris. The criminal charges were disclosed Thursday at an employment tribunal, where Fima is suing for unfair dismissal and a bonus for the year before he was fired.