------ Forwarded Message > From: anita sands <astrol...@earthlink.net> > Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:16:39 -0700 > To: anita <astrol...@earthlink.net> > Subject: whistleblower for jp morgan, attempted murder > > COMMODITIES WHISTLEBLOWER VICTIM OF BIZARRE HIT AND RUN > > NY POST - A London-based precious-metals trader who had accused JPMorgan > Chase of manipulating the gold and silver markets was involved in a bizarre > weekend car accident that triggered a police chase before the suspect was > nabbed. > > Andrew Maguire, a metals trader at the London Bullion Market Association, > and his wife were traveling in their car when a second car coming out of a > side street struck their vehicle. That car then hit two more vehicles > before fleeing. > > London cops using helicopters and patrol cars chased the hit-and-run driver > before nabbing that person, whose name has not been released by > authorities. > > Maguire and his wife were released from the hospital yesterday. London > police would not comment on the accident investigation. > > The hit and run occurred after Maguire's name came to light Thursday during > a US Commodities Futures Trading Commission hearing on limiting gold and > silver positions held by large market participants in order to prevent > manipulation. > > During the hearing, Maguire was identified as having sent e-mails to Bart > Chilton, a CFTC commissioner, and Eliud Ramirez, head of the commission's > enforcement division, alleging that JPMorgan had used its massive metals > positions to > manipulate the commodities markets. > > In one e-mail, Maguire wrote, "It is common knowledge here in London among > the metals traders that it is JPM's intent to flush out and cover as many > shorts as possible prior to any discussion in March about position limits," > referring to last > week's CFTC hearings. > > JPMorgan inherited the positions when it acquired Bear Stearns two years > ago. > > When the allegations first surfaced last week, JPMorgan declined to > comment. > ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ > > Usually a banker in shorts with position limits isn't paying his hooker > enough.
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