Trader Charged With Ex-Goldman Banker Fights Extradition
- Joseph El Khouri says U.K. FCA dropped insider-trading probe
- Lawyer says El Khouri allegations should be tried in U.K.
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A securities trader fighting extradition on U.S. insider-trading charges told a London court that British prosecutors dropped their own investigation because there was “insufficient evidence.”
Joseph El Khouri, who holds dual Lebanese-British citizenship, was charged by U.S. authorities with making almost $2 million trading on inside information.