Keith Wakefield sentenced to 16 years and eight months in federal prison in unauthorized speculative bond trading case

The release describes Keith Wakefield as head of fixed income trading for IFS Securities, Inc., a broker-dealer in Chicago.

The Justice Department announced the sentence on Sept. 11, 2026.

According to the Justice Department:

"In 2019, Wakefield knowingly and fraudulently engaged in unauthorized speculative trading in U.S. Treasury bonds using his employer's trading accounts, exposing his trading to approximately $250 million in losses and actually causing more than $30 million in losses to the employer and its counterparties."

Primary source

Justice Department press release on Keith WakefieldPosted Sept. 11, 2026View on justice.gov ↗

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