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Nick
Leeson, Poker Celebrity!
Nick Leeson was born on February 25, 1967 and is a British investments
trader whose actions caused the collapse of Baring's Bank, the
United Kingdom's oldest investment banking firm. Leeson was
jailed in Singapore during the middle of the 1990s after losing
about £850m of Baring's money that ultimately led to the collapse
of the City of London's financial institution.
After fleeing to Malaysia, Brunei and finally
Germany, Leeson was arrested and extradited back to Singapore
on March 2, 1995. Leeson was charged with fraud for deceiving
his superiors about the riskiness of his activities and the
scale of his losses, although some observers have placed much
of the blame on the bank's own deficient internal auditing and
risk management practices. Sentenced to six and a half years
in jail in Singapore, he was released from prison in 1999, having
been diagnosed with cancer of the colon.
Leeson returned to the United Kingdom and published
an autobiography Rogue Trader detailing his acts. The book was
later made into a film of the same name starring Ewan McGregor
and Anna Friel.
Nick Leeson now lives in Galway on the west of
Ireland. Having divorced while in prison, he has now re-married
and is now a regular guest on the after-dinner speaking circuit.
He was appointed Commercial Manager of Galway United Football
Club in April 2005 and enjoys playing poker.
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