Morning Scan: Citi Fined $425M; Rare Financial Crime Charges

Receiving Wide CoverageÂ... Citigroup was fined $425 million by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wednesday, for claims that it tried to manipulate several interest-rate benchmarks between 2007 and 2012. However, it appears the bank could avoid any criminal charges, as the Department of Justice said it had closed its investigation already told Citi it would not prosecute over Libor. Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Times. Wall Street Journal Â...