04/21/2005
CFTC SETTLES FRAUD CHARGES WITH NEVADA MARKETING FIRM, PROFIT PARTNERS INC.; Firm Barred From Fraudulently Soliciting Customers to Purchase Commodity Futures and Options Trading Systems
04/18/2005
FEDERAL COURT ISSUES ORDER FREEZING ASSETS OF FLORIDA FOREIGN CURRENCY TRADING FIRM AND ITS VICE-PRESIDENT; BOTH CHARGED WITH FRAUD; CFTC Charges Defendants G7 Advisory Services, LLC and Michel Geraud With Fraudulently Soliciting Customers to Trade Foreign Currency Options
04/14/2005
CFTC CHARGES COLORADO ENERGY EXECUTIVE WITH FALSE REPORTING AND ATTEMPTED MANIPULATION OF NATURAL GAS PRICES; CFTC Files Federal Action in Denver, Colorado Against Andrew Richmond, Former Director of Marketing for Western Gas Resources, Inc.
04/12/2005
U.S.DISTRICT COURT ISSUES ORDER REQUIRING FLORIDA RESIDENTS WILLIAM A. FOLINO, GEORGE BELANGER AND INVESTORS FREEDOM CLUB LC TO PAY OVER $2 MILLION IN RESTITUTION IN FOREX COMMODITY SCAM; William Folino Also Ordered To Pay Up To $2.3 Million In Civil Penalties
04/06/2005
CFTC SETTLES ACTION AGAINST COMMODITY POOL OPERATOR FOR UNAUTHORIZED TRADING OF CLIENT FUNDS; Jeffrey Thomas Allen Banned From Trading Commodity Futures and Options
03/31/2005
FEDERAL COURT ISSUES INTERIM ORDER BARRING FOREIGN FUND, AN INTERNET CURRENCY TRADING FIRM, FROM DEFRAUDING CUSTOMERS, AND ORDERS THE APPOINTMENT OF A TEMPORARY RECEIVER; Court’s Order Continues Asset Freeze against Foreign Fund and Bars the Sale of Illegal Futures Contracts
03/23/2005
CALIFORNIA FOREIGN CURRENCY FIRM AND ITS PRINCIPAL AGREE TO PAY OVER $1 MILLION IN SETTLEMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT FOREIGN CURRENCY FRAUD ACTION; In Settling Charges by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Defendants Ben Ouyang and Victco Financial Services, Inc. Consented to Release over $1 Million in Frozen Funds as Restitution to Defrauded Customers; Consent Order also Imposes Civil Penalty of $120,000 and a Permanent Injunction
03/18/2005
U.S. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION APPLAUDS SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION OF OPERATION WOODEN NICKEL DEFENDANT, Anthony Iannuzzi Convicted of Wire Fraud and Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud in "Points for Cash" Scheme,
03/15/2005
CFTC CHARGES FLORIDA MAN AND HIS COMPANY WITH VIOLATIONS BASED ON OFFER AND SALE OF FOREIGN CURRENCY OPTIONS; William David Seigler, Jr. and Sonoma Trading Corporation Allegedly Solicited Customers to Trade Foreign Currency (Forex) Options Contracts Via the Internet
03/15/2005
FEDERAL COURT FREEZES ASSETS OF FLORIDA FOREIGN CURRENCY FIRM AND OTHERS IN U.S. GOVERNMENT LAWSUIT CHARGING A COMMODITY OPTIONS SCAM; CFTC Charges Mercury Partners, Inc.; Mercury Financial Partners, Inc.; Mercury Management, L.C.; Bruce N. Crown; Andrew Bartos; and Michael Morgan with Fraud and Misappropriation of Customer Funds