U.K. financial regulator tells banks to go easier on politicians, and SolarWinds defeats part of SEC’s fraud case over hack. Also, a court says FTX claims broker Thomas Braziel stole $1.9 million from a receivership for personal gain.
The court’s verdict—after three days of hearings—was widely viewed as a foregone conclusion, since acquittals in Russian espionage trials are exceedingly rare.
