2008 Société Générale trading loss on January 28, 2008 with abuse of confidence and illegal access to computers. He was released from custody a short time after. The charges filed carry a maximum three-year prison term. On January 29, 2008 investigating judges Renaud van Ryumbecke and Francoise Desset had rejected prosecutor Jean-Claude Marin's bid to charge Kerviel with the more serious crime of "attempted fraud" and refuse bail. Société Générale characterizes Kerviel as a rogue trader and claims Kerviel worked these trades alone, and without its authorization. Kerviel, in turn, told investigators that such practices are widespread and that getting a profit makes the hierarchy
Rogue Trader (role-playing game) Rogue Trader (role-playing game) Rogue Trader is a role-playing game published in 2009 that uses the "Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay" system. In "Rogue Trader" (2009), the player characters are important members of ship crews in interstellar trade and exploration, often encountering xenos. In "Rogue Trader", players take the role of a Rogue Trader and their crew as they operate outside the stellar and legal boundaries of the Imperium. The book provides, among other things, rules for interplanetary commerce and spaceship operation, travel, combat, and customization. In "Rogue Trader", one player typically takes the Rogue Trader career path, representing a ship captain