Barclays must pay $2.1m to trader fired in Libor scandal

Dong Kun Lee had originally asked for about $5.3 million in damages, but later reduced his request

Barclays has been ordered to pay $2.1 million in damages to a New York-based trader it fired last year in the scandal over alleged manipulation of the London interbank offered rate, or Libor.

According to regulatory filings made by Barclays, Dong Kun Lee was discharged July 30, 2012, for having "engaged in communications involving inappropriate requests relating to Libor".

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