Trader Leeson in charity run

London - Mr Nick Leeson, the man who sank Barings Bank, is running the London marathon for charity.

London - Mr Nick Leeson, the man who sank Barings Bank, is running the London marathon for charity.

Mr Leeson (33) racked up futures trading debts of $1.4 billion without the bank's knowledge and was jailed for fraud in 1995 in Singapore before being divorced by his wife and finding out he had colon cancer.

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