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1st Circuit Reinstates Lawsuit Against Moody\u2019s<\/strong>
\nThe First Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated the $5.9 billion residential mortgage-backed securities fraud case brought by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston against Moody\u2019s Investor\u2019s Service, Inc. and Moody\u2019s Corp. The bank claims that the credit rating agency knowingly issued false ratings on certain RMBSs that it had purchased.<\/p>\n

A district court judge in Massachusetts had dismissed the lawsuit citing lack of personal jurisdiction. The judge also held that the court could not move the lawsuit to a different court where jurisdiction would be proper because cases dismissed for lack of jurisdiction could only be transferred if the dismissal was for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, not personal jurisdiction.<\/p>\n

Now the First Circuit has vacated that ruling and found that transferring a case that has dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction is also allowed. It is moving the RMBS case to the district court, which will decide whether to move the case to New York.<\/p>\n

\nFormer Barclays Trader Pleaded Guilty to Libor Rigging<\/strong>
\nAccording to prosecutors in the U.K., ex-Barclays Plc. (BARC) <\/a>trader Peter Johnson pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manipulate the London interbank offered rated in 2014. The government announced the guilty plea this week after lifting a court order that had prevented the plea from being reported until now. The disclosure comes as the criminal trial against five of Johnson\u2019s former Barclays co-workers into related allegations is underway. <\/p>\n

The defendants on trial are Jay Merchant, Stylianos Contogoulas, Alex Pabon, Ryan Reich, and Jonathan Matthew. They have pleaded not guilty to the charge of conspiracy to commit fraud. The U.K.\u2019s serious fraud office claims that the men acted dishonestly when they turned in or asked others to submit rates for Libor.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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