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U.S. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION CHARGES IOWA MAN WITH FRAUD; CFTC Alleges that Victor Lochmann Misappropriated Customer Funds and Engaged in Unauthorized Trading , 5098-05
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FEDERAL COURT ENTERS JUDGMENTS AGAINST MICHIGAN AND NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS AND TWO PANAMANIAN COMPANIES IN MARQUIS COMMODITY POOL FRAUD CASE; Court Orders Payments To Customers And Penalties Totaling More Than $2.5 Million, 5096-05
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CFTC OBTAINS PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION PREVENTING FLORIDA COMMODITY TRADING FIRM, UNITED INVESTORS GROUP, INC. AND FIVE EMPLOYEES, FROM VIOLATING THE COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT; Nearly 98 Percent Of Accounts Opened At UIG Between August 2003 And June 2004 Lost Money Trading Commodity Options; Customers Lost More Than $6.1 Million, While UIG Charged Over $4.25 Million In Commissions And Fees, 5095-05
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CFTC CHARGES ILLINOIS RESIDENT CAMERON CHARLES WITH DEFRAUDING HIS EMPLOYER, WATSEKA FARMERS GRAIN CO. COOPERATIVE, 5094-05
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U.S. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION SANCTIONS UK AND GERMAN TRADING COMPANIES FOR ILLEGALLY PREARRANGING FUTURES TRADES THAT REPRESENTED FICTITIOUS SALES ON U.S. MARKETS, 5093-05
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FEDERAL COURT FREEZES ASSETS OF FIVE FLORIDA FOREIGN CURRENCY (FOREX) BOILER ROOMS AND FIVE INDIVIDUALS CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING CUSTOMERS OF OVER $17 MILLION; U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Charges Fraudulent Solicitation of Customers to Trade Foreign Currency Options Contracts By Defendants World Market Advisors, Inc., U.S. Capital Management, Inc., United Equity Group, Inc., Liberty One Advisors, LLC, Lighthouse Capital Management, LLC, Jason T. Dean, Steven D. Knowles, Paul F. Plunkett, Joseph D. Valko and Jeffrey Paul Jedlicki; Universal Options, Inc., Qualified Leverage Providers, Inc. and Safeguard FX, LLC Also Charged With Liability As Principals; Complaint Charges More Than 96 Percent of Customers Lost Money While Paying Defendants $8.6 Million in Commission, 5092-05
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CFTC OBTAINS FEDERAL COURT FREEZE OF ASSETS OF PHILADELPHIA COMPANY AND ITS PRESIDENT IN FRAUD ACTION INVOLVING HEDGE FUND AND $230 MILLION COMMODITY POOL; CFTC Charges Philadelphia Alternative Asset Management Co., LLC, And Its President, Paul M. Eustace, With Issuing False Trading Results To Pool Participants; National Futures Association Assists CFTC In Its Action, 5091-05
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FEDERAL COURT FREEZES ASSETS OF FLORIDA ILLEGAL OFF-EXCHANGE METALS OPTIONS FIRM AND TWO CORPORATE OFFICERS; CFTC Charges E-Metal Merchants, Inc., Benji Dayan, And Andrew Stern With Illegal Metals Options Trading , 5089-05
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CFTC CHARGES FLORIDA FIRM COMMODITY INVESTMENT GROUP AND ITS PRINCIPALS WITH FRAUD RESULTING IN OVER $9 MILLION IN LOSSES TO CUSTOMERS; CFTC Alleges That Linda and Michael Kuhney Fraudulently Solicited Customers To Trade Commodity Options Contracts, 5088-05
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ILLINOIS MAN SANCTIONED FOR UNAUTHORIZED COMMODITY TRADING; CFTC Imposes Trading Ban and Monetary Penalty on David J. Mueller, 5087-05
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FEDERAL COURT FREEZES ASSETS OF FLORIDA FIRM WINDSOR FOREX TRADING CORP. AND ITS OWNER, ANTHONY FRISONE, IN FOREIGN CURRENCY (FOREX) FRAUD CASE; Registered Futures Commission Merchant COES FX Clearing, Inc. Consents to Entry of Preliminary Injunction, 5086-05
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CFTC SETTLES CHARGES AGAINST AUDITOR G. VICTOR JOHNSON AND THE ACCOUNTING FIRM OF ALTSCHULER, MELVOIN & GLASSER LLP FOR AUDITING FAILURES; Respondents to Pay $350,000 in Fines and Restitution, and Repay Fees, 5085-05
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CFTC CHARGES FLORIDA COMMODITY POOL OPERATOR LONGBOAT GLOBAL FUNDS MANAGEMENT, LLC AND ITS PRESIDENT, ROBERT JOSEPH BEASLEY, WITH FRAUD; CFTC Alleges That Defendants Fraudulently Misrepresented Certain Investments, 5084-05
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CFTC AND STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE BRING SALES FRAUD CLAIMS AGAINST FLORIDA TRADING FIRM CROMWELL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND OTHERS; Complaint by U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the New Hampshire Secretary of State, Bureau of Securities Regulation, Charges Cromwell Financial Services, Inc. and Certain Employees with Defrauding Customers and Failure to Supervise, 5083-05
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CFTC SEEKS ENFORCEMENT OF SUBPOENA SERVED ON MCGRAW-HILL; CFTC Moves to Compel Production of Natural Gas Trade Data, 5082-05
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CFTC Charges Hugh J. Maddox with Fraudulent Trade Allocation Scheme, 5081-05
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BRITISH COLUMBIA CITIZEN KEVIN STEELE CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING OVER 200 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING U.S. RESIDENTS, IN $7.5 MILLION COMMODITY POOL SCHEME; Scheme Touched Victims Worldwide, 5080-05
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CFTC CHARGES THREE FLORIDA MEN AND TWO COMPANIES WITH $3 MILLION FOREIGN CURRENCY OPTIONS FRAUD; Melvin Webman, Larry Webman, Lyle Wexler, International Forex Advisory Group, and Worldwide Currencies Corp. Charged with Defrauding Over 125 Customers, 5079-05
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FORMER WILLIAMS NATURAL GAS TRADER AGREES TO COOPERATE WITH GOVERNMENT; CFTC Continues Probe Into Illegal Conduct by Natural Gas Traders, 5078-05
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CFTC CHARGES OKLAHOMA RESIDENT RANDY STEVE LANIER WITH DEFRAUDING CUSTOMERS, 5077-05
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CFTC SANCTIONS LOS ANGELES-AREA COMMODITY POOL OPERATOR JAMES WEATHERFORD, DOING BUSINESS AS MANAGED MINI.COM, 5075-05
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CFTC CHARGES THREE DEFENDANTS IN FLORIDA AND ONE DEFENDANT IN CALIFORNIA WITH FOREIGN CURRENCY OPTIONS FRAUD: Amended Complaint Alleges the Defendants’ Activities Caused Losses of More than $5.8 Million to at Least 350 Customers, 5073-05
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CALIFORNIA FEDERAL COURT ORDERS CITY TRUST AND INVESTMENT CO. LTD. OF TOKYO, JAPAN, TO PAY MORE THAN $11 MILLION IN FOREIGN CURRENCY SCAM; Federal Court Orders Defendant to Pay Civil Penalty and Repay Defrauded Customers, 5072-05
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KANSAS FEDERAL COURT ORDERS CALIFORNIA RESIDENT DEREK ABRAHAMS TO PAY CIVIL PENALTY FOR FRAUDULENTLY PROMOTING COMMODITY TRADING SYSTEMS, 5071-05
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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, 5070-05
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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, 5069-05
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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., 5068-05
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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, 5066-05
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CFTC SETTLES ACTION AGAINST COMMODITY POOL OPERATOR FOR UNAUTHORIZED TRADING OF CLIENT FUNDS; Jeffrey Thomas Allen Banned From Trading Commodity Futures and Options, 5065-05
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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, 5063-05
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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, 5060-05
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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, , 5059-05
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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, 5056-05
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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, 5055-05
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CFTC AND SEC ANNOUNCE $50 MILLION DISTRIBUTION TO FORMER CUSTOMERS OF PRINCETON ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL, LTD., AND PRINCETON GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LTD., 5054-05
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FEDERAL COURT FREEZES ASSETS OF SEATTLE FIRM AND FOUR OTHER DEFENDANTS CHARGED WITH INTERNATIONAL SCHEME THAT DEFRAUDED U.S. CUSTOMERS OF OVER $8.5 MILLION; CFTC Alleged That Premium Income Corp., Its Principal, Gerald Rogers, And Others, Made False Claims About Profit and Risk, And Misappropriated Funds; Rogers is a Recent Ex-Convict Who Served Time for Similar Crimes, 5053-05
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MARYLAND FEDERAL COURT ENTERS CONSENT ORDER AGAINST FORMER RESIDENT ANDREW M. SILBERSTEIN IN COMMODITY POOL FRAUD ACTION; In Action Brought by U.S.Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the State of Maryland, Silberstein Is Ordered to Pay Total Sanctions of $560,000, 5052-05
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