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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Dominic Rushe

Archegos founder and CFO charged with fraud after early-morning US raid

Bill Hwang in 2012. Archegos Capitol Management, a family-owned investment company, imploded last year, losing $20bn in just two days.
Bill Hwang in 2012. Archegos Capitol Management, a family-owned investment company, imploded last year, losing $20bn in just two days. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

US prosecutors charged the founder and chief financial officer of collapsed investor Archegos Capital Management with fraud on Wednesday morning in a move that is likely to start one of the biggest Wall Street white-collar prosecutions in years.

Archegos founder Bill Hwang and his former top lieutenant, Patrick Halligan, were arrested at their homes and are expected to appear in court later today.

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