In a case that has stretched over 14 years, billionaire speculator George Soros has lost his bid to have a 2002 conviction on insider trading charges overturned by a French appeals court.

See the Sydney Moring Herald for more info.

Apparently, Soros is planning to appeal to France's highest court, the Court of Cassation. If he fails there, he may pursue his case before the European Court of Human Rights, arguing that the 14 year histroy of this case violates his right to a speedy trial. Soros has all along protested his innocence.

George Soros also keeps an occaisional blog, which can be found here.

-- MDT

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