Ex-Wamco co-CIO Ken Leech pleads not guilty to $600M fraud – report (BEN:NYSE)

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Ken Leach, former Chief Investment Officer of Franklin Resources (NYSE:BEN:) Western Asset Management Co. pleaded not guilty to an alleged $600 million fraud at a hearing Monday, according to media reports, a month after being sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.