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French lawyer Jean Veil (L), representing the bank Societe Generale, speaks to journalists after a hearing at a Paris appeals court February 8, 2008. The French appeals court ruled that Jerome Kerviel,
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French lawyer Jean Veil (L), representing the bank Societe Generale, speaks to journalists after a hearing at a Paris appeals court February 8, 2008. The French appeals court ruled that Jerome Kerviel,
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