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First Brands founder likely to plead fifth in Jefferies inquiry

First Brands Group founder Patrick James said he’d likely plead his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination if ...

Jefferies presses to question First Brands founder under oath - report

Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) is pushing to question Patrick James, the founder and former CEO of bankrupt auto parts ...

First Brands Founder Says Jefferies Is Withholding Documents

First Brands Group founder Patrick James said Jefferies Financial Group was refusing to turn over documents that would “put the lie” to the financial firm’s claims that he defrauded it.
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Jefferies gives investors clarity about the First Brands bankruptcy

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. moved to soothe a growing fear among investors over the fallout from the bankruptcy of its client, auto-parts seller First Brands, by saying any impact to its finances ...