Archegos founder Bill Hwang guilty in multibillion-dollar fraud case

The founder of US investment firm Archegos, Bill Hwang, was found guilty Wednesday of fraud and market manipulation in a case focused on the fund’s 2021 implosion that cost major banks billions of dollars.

A jury in New York convicted South Korean-born Hwang on 10 of the 11 charges he faced, according to US media. He could spend the rest of his life in prison.