Former bond manager Kenneth Leech pleads guilty to obstructing SEC probe.
Kenneth Leech, former co-chief investment officer at Western Asset Management Co, pleaded guilty on Friday to obstructing a regulatory probe into alleged cherry-picking of trades. The SEC investigation focused on whether Leech allocated profitable trades to favored accounts while assigning losing trades to others.
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3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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All three outlets lead with the guilty plea; Reuters and FT emphasize the cherry-picking allegations while WSJ leads with obstructing SEC probe.
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“Former star US bond manager Kenneth Leech pleads guilty to obstructing 'cherry-picking' probe”
“Bond Investor Ken Leech Pleads Guilty to Obstructing SEC Probe”
“Former star bond investor Ken Leech pleads guilty to obstructing probe”
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