There is now a formal case to answer: preliminary charges, including abuse of trust and falsification of documents, but excluding fraud, were filed against Mr Kerviel on Monday January 28th.

目前官方的回答是：2008年1月28日法庭对凯维埃尔的初步指控包括滥用信任和伪造文件，但不包括欺诈。

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"That's a preliminary communication, meaning we don't quite know the answer yet, but boy it looks like we are on to something big."

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Lawyers for the three defendants also sought a preliminary ruling that there was effectively no case to answer.

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