article_snippet: his used the inside information to place trades worth £285,000 through an associate to top up his basic salary of £125,000 and £615,000 bonus.
article_snippet: His prosecution was the ninth under Operation Tabernula - an investigation launched in the wake of the financial crisis by regulators
article_snippet: Rex Tedd QC, for Rifat], said Rex Tedd QC client was being paid cash that was owed to his client as unpaid bonuses from previous years.
article_snippet: The trader was sentenced to 19 months in prison during a hearing at Southwark Crown Court (pictured)
article_snippet: The trader was also fined £100,000 and ordered to pay prosecution costs of £159,402.
highlights_snippet: Julian Rifat used inside information to place £285,000 in trades through associate .
  
highlights_snippet: Trader, 45, was already earning £125,000 salary and had a £615,000 bonus .
  