rogue trader

British  

noun

1. a person who makes deals without due regard for normal business practices and controls

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Example Sentences

A prolific rogue trader who lured customers in with his "charm and charisma" has been found guilty of a £1.25m fraud.

From BBC

Early 1995; John Major's Conservative government is faltering, Eric Cantona is serving an eight-month ban for kicking a supporter, rogue trader Nick Leeson has brought Britain's oldest bank to its knees and Britpop is booming.

From BBC

The Sun newspaper reported he was at "the centre of a rogue trader probe" for failing to provide an F-gas certificate for his business for 17 months, which is required by the Environment Agency.

From BBC

He said that research by the Home Office in 2003 suggested older victims of rogue trader crime were two-and-a-half times more likely to have died or gone into residential care in the two years following an incident than those who had not been victimised.

From BBC

Once competing on par with BNP Paribas in the early 2000s, SocGen has gone through a tumultuous period over the last 15 years, marked by heavy losses from a rogue trader on the eve of the 2008 financial crisis and a costly exit from Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine last year.

From Reuters