By Patrick Clark 11/05/12 2:30pm

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German Banker Told at Least One of His Girlfriends/Accomplices That Insider Trading Was Due Diligence

Remember Jessica Mang is a Hong Kong-born chiropractor who met Mr. Ammann at a London nightclub in 2009, according to Bloomberg, and began seeing her banker beau weekly. “It wasn’t just sleeping together, in my mind we were definitely boyfriend-girlfriend from the start,” Ms. Mang said in court today.

Indeed, Mr. Ammann appeared to have couched his insider-trading scheme as a show of trust, and the first steps to building a joint financial future. According to Ms. Mang, who said she’d paid Mr. Ammann’s rent on two occasions, said the Mizuho banker told her she needed to prove she trusted him: if she’d take part in his scheme, the couple could go on vacation in the Seychelles. Per Bloomberg: Read More

By Patrick Clark 10/16/12 6:34pm

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German Banker Two-Timed Women, Cheated Market With Insider Trading Scheme

At least he didn’t play favorites. Former Mizuho International investment banker Thomas Ammann tipped both of his two girlfriends to privileged information regarding Dutch photocopier maker Oce, British prosecutors said.

Mr. Ammann, a German banker living in London, shared information regarding an impending deal with Canon with his two girlfriends—Christina Weckwerth, a divorcee he met Read More