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Trader sentenced for SocGen scandal

Vocabulary

he painted himself

he described himself

a pawn

someone who is controlled by someone else (a pawn is the smallest and least valuable piece in a game of chess)

ruled

officially decided

frauds

methods of stealing money, often using clever and complicated deception

behind bars

in prison

he'd run up

(money) he'd used or borrowed

verdict

official decision made by the court

suspected

believed something to be true

up to

doing (to be up to something is a phrasal verb meaning to be doing something)

gambling

betting money on uncertain results (usually on card games and sporting events)

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