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"Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia say a hedge fund executive who defrauded institutional investors of more than $300 million has been sentenced to serve 4-1/2 years in prison.Philly.com reported Monday that 62-year-old John Tausche of Blowing Rock, N.C., was sentenced on bank fraud and money-laundering charges.Prosecutors said Tausche partnered with K1 hedge fund group founder Helmut Kiener to swindle Barclays Bank, Bear Stearns and BNP Paribas out of $311 million.Tausche pleaded guilty Nov. 6 in the Bear Stearns fraud. He pleaded guilty to another set of charges in connection with the Barclays scheme. He was ordered also to pay $115 million in restitution to Barclays.Kiener was tried, convicted and jailed in Germany as a result of the scam and faces similar charges in the U.S."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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