Former Morgan Stanley advisor goes to prison

A former Morgan Stanley adviser has been handed a nine-month prison sentence for conspiring to evade the bank’s internal controls, reports Financial Times. Garth Peterson—an American who worked at Morgan Stanley’s Shanghai real estate office—was sentenced on Thursday in New York. He bribed a Chinese official to gain profitable real estate investments for both the […]

By Staff | August 17, 2012 | Last updated on August 17, 2012

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A former Morgan Stanley adviser has been handed a nine-month prison sentence for conspiring to evade the bank’s internal controls, reports Financial Times.

Garth Peterson—an American who worked at Morgan Stanley’s Shanghai real estate office—was sentenced on Thursday in New York. He bribed a Chinese official to gain profitable real estate investments for both the bank and himself.

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