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11. Tom Hayes

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Tom Hayes was a former trader who was sentenced to fourteen years in prison for his role in the Libor scandal. Hayes attempted to fraudulently rig the London interbank offered rate (also known as Libor). This rate is what the banks utilized to charge one another for loans in the London market. Hayes and the scandal had global repercussions because the Libor was the key benchmark for short-term interests around the globe.

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