06/29/2004
SOUTH FLORIDA FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRADING FIRMS CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING CUSTOMERS, COURT FREEZES DEFENDANTS' ASSETS; Worldwide Forex, Inc., Global Atlantic Management, Inc., and A Principal Allegedly Told Customers that the Possibility of War with Iraq Would Result in Significant Profits
06/29/2004
FRAUD CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST FLORIDA FOREIGN CURRENCY FIRMS AND EMPLOYEES; CFTC Alleges that Sterling Trading Group, Inc., Universal FX, Inc., and Employees Joseph Arsenault and Andrew Stern Defrauded Customers and Defendant Graystone Browne Financial, Inc. Charged with Offering Illegal Option Contracts
06/21/2004
CFTC CHARGES FLORIDA OPTIONS FIRM FIRST AMERICAN INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC., WITH DEFRAUDING CUSTOMERS OF OVER $12 MILLION; First American President Steve Knowles and Employees Michael Savitsky, Adam Mills, Greg Allotta, and James Eulo Allegedly Lied When Pitching Commodity Options to Customers
06/15/2004
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ORDERED TO PAY MORE THAN $800,000 IN COMMODITY FRAUD ACTION; Defendants Paris DeLesseppes and John E. Lassen Ordered to Repay Over $333,000 to Investors and Pay Civil Monetary Penalties Totaling $480,000
06/15/2004
FEDERAL COURT ORDERS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOREIGN CURRENCY SALESMEN TO REPAY CUSTOMERS MORE THAN $870,000
06/14/2004
CFTC CHARGES SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, BUSINESSMAN & WEBSITE OPERATOR JAMES WEATHERFORD WITH FRAUD IN SOLICITING CUSTOMERS TO TRADE S&P 500 E-MINI FUTURES CONTRACTS
06/14/2004
CFTC CHARGES PANAMANIAN CORPORATION WITH SALE OF ILLEGAL OFF-EXCHANGE FOREIGN CURRENCY FUTURES CONTRACTS TO CUSTOMERS; CFTC Alleges that Axess Trade Co., Inc. Illegally Solicits Customers Through the Internet to Trade Foreign Currency Futures Contracts
06/14/2004
FEDERAL COURT ORDERS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES AND OTHERS TO PAY MORE THAN $100 MILLION IN RESTITUTION AND PENALTIES IN FOREIGN CURRENCY FUTURES FRAUD ACTION; Federal Court Finds All Defendants Liable for Fraud and Illegal Sale of Foreign Currency Futures Contracts
05/27/2004
CFTC FINDS THAT FLORIDA FIRM FIRST INVESTORS GROUP OF THE PALM BEACHES, INC. AND ITS EMPLOYEES COMMITTED FRAUD IN SOLICITING CUSTOMERS; Respondents William Scott Cordo and Mitchell Stephen Davis Ordered to pay $600,000 in Civil Penalties
05/21/2004
COURT ENTERS DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST FLORIDA FOREIGN CURRENCY FIRM AND ITS OFFICERS GRANTING OVER $350,000 IN RESTITUTION TO CUSTOMERS IN 2003 CFTC ENFORCEMENT ACTION; Judgment Entered Against Defendants Bibas Levy Corp., Zacarias Bibas, and Hassan Sharam Stemming From CFTC Charges That They Made False Profit Claims and Misrepresented their Performance Record and the Risks of Foreign Currency Futures Trading
