Deutsche Bank staff jailed in carbon trading fraud crackdown

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Employees accused of money laundering or obstruction of justice, as UK's FSA launches probe into dubious carbon credit sales tactics

Four Deutsche Bank staff have reportedly been jailed in the latest twist to a European carbon trading fraud investigation that has seen the bank's co-chief executive brought in for questioning. Five...

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