Former trader Jerome Kerviel leaves his lawyer's office in Paris, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. The Paris appeals court on Wednesday ordered former Societe Generale trader Jerome Kerviel to spend three years in prison and pay back a staggering euro 4.9 billion (about $7 billion) in damages for one of the biggest trading frauds in history. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)