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PTSD, divorce and £1.5m in legal fees: Libor rigger Tom Hayes’ battle for innocence

Convicted for manipulating the influential interest rate, Hayes says he never got to say goodbye to his son or explain why he was suddenly going to prison

'I'm in an economic war,' Hayes tells FN
'I'm in an economic war,' Hayes tells FN Photo: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg/Getty Images

It’s been 23 months since he was released from prison, but Tom Hayes still wakes up drenched in sweat and terrified most days. He relives the time in 2012 when uniformed police raided his house in Woldingham, Surrey, turning it inside out. 

Panic inevitably sets in for the 43-year-old, who was convicted of manipulating the Libor interest rate.

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