Likewise, the C.I.A. wanted to control how the public saw the Bin Laden manhunt, so it manipulated Mr. Boal.
Barclays last month agreed to pay $453m to British and US authorities to settle allegations that it manipulated Libor.
In other words, did investors rely on these ratings to make their decisions?" R.B.S. APPROACHES SETTLEMENT OVER RATE-RIGGING | The Royal Bank of Scotland said on Wednesday that it was in advanced discussions with authorities on both side of the Atlantic over settling accusations that it manipulated Libor.
The penalties from UK and US regulators, who have been investigating for several years, include a record £59.5m fine from the FSA, and follow allegations it manipulated Libor and Euribor interbank lending, which govern the rates at which banks are prepared to lend to each other in the wholesale money markets.
The less-short story is that Barclays has agreed to pay a whopping $450 million to settle charges it manipulated "Libor," which is short for the "London interbank offered rate".
The investigation is over and the results are in: Dell was trying to hit its financial targets but it manipulated its books to do so.
Visiting the United States in 1903, just as it manipulated its way into control of the Panama Canal route, China's foremost modern intellectual, Liang Qichao (who was also a major early influence on Mao Zedong), concluded that China had to rapidly build an industrial and military base in order to survive.
Last month, Barclays agreed to pay $453 million to settle U.S. and U.K. claims that it manipulated its Libor submissions as far back as 2005 -- years before the phone call in question.
The El Paso Corporation, the nation's largest pipeline operator, had a $272 million loss in the second quarter as the company wrote down the value of its telecommunications business and settled accusations that it manipulated natural gas prices.
But even after the settlement, the bank faces at least nine other government probes, covering everything from its hiring practices in China to whether it manipulated the Libor benchmark interest rate.
But it faces continuing litigation over allegations that it manipulated currency markets and interest rates and helped its clients launder money.
