Ex-Deutsche Bank Star Out of Prison After Euribor Conviction

Christian Bittar, one of Deutsche Bank AG’s highest-paid traders before he pleaded guilty to rate-rigging, was freed from a British prison earlier this year after 23 months.

Bittar was released in February and sent to France under what’s known as an “early removal scheme.”

The 48-year-old wassentenced to five years and four months in 2018 after being convicted of helping to mastermind the manipulation of Euribor rates alongside Philippe Moryoussef, who worked at Barclays Plc. The London judge who sentenced him said he was “perhaps the best” derivatives trader in the world.

“I’m glad this ...