A French investor, Thierry Boutin, was convicted by a Paris criminal court of market manipulation and was given a penalty totaling €5.32 million ($5.7 million).
Boutin was sentenced on Thursday to two years in prison for having given false information regarding
Boutin didn’t attend the verdict and an arrest warrant was issued against him, according to the statement.
The court fined Boutin €2.66 million and ordered the confiscation of a further €2.66 million from a brokerage account in the UK.
Boutin’s lawyer didn’t immediately respond ...