Federal prosecutors in Chicago are seeking upwards of a seven-year prison sentence for the first criminal defendant convicted of a manipulative trading strategy known as “spoofing.”

Lawyers defending Michael Coscia in the closely watched commodities trading case argued for probation, saying in a Wednesday filing that the $1.4 million he allegedly made from the bait-and-switch scheme did not come at the expense of other traders.

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