04/29/2002
CFTC Launches FOREX Warning Advertising Campaign
04/23/2002
TEXAS COMMODITY BROKER COMMITTED SOLICITATION FRAUD; In CFTC Action, D. Michael Sheaves Fined $50,000 and Ordered to Pay Restitution for Fraudulently Failing to Advise Prospective Clients of Significant Trading Losses
04/09/2002
CFTC SETTLES COMMODITY FRAUD SOLICITATION CASE AGAINST CALIFORNIA TRADING SYSTEM DEVELOPER; Defendant Abdullah Alsafari Barred from Further Fraudulent Conduct in Violation of Federal Commodities Laws
04/04/2002
FLORIDA COMMODITY TRADING SYSTEM DEVELOPER AND NEW YORK PUBLISHER SETTLE CFTC FRAUD ACTION; CFTC Finds that George Angell, TradeWins Publishing and its President, Stephen Schmidt, Fraudulently Marketed Commodity Trading System
04/02/2002
THREE FORMER EMPLOYEES OF CHICAGO COMMODITY FIRM SETTLE GOVERNMENT ACTION FOR FRAUDULENT TRADING; Defendants Martin Brown, Geoffrey S. Thompson, and Ydiyell Howard Prohibited From Trading in the Commodity Markets
03/21/2002
CFTC SETTLES FRAUD ACTION AGAINST WEST VIRGINIA COMMODITY POOL OPERATOR; Defendants Robert L. Dormagen and Delta Financial Corporation Permanently Barred From Trading Futures or Options
03/21/2002
CFTC SETTLES CHARGES AGAINST MINNESOTA DEFENDANTS IN COMMODITY POOL FRAUD CASE; Leonard Nauman and His Two Companies, Pension America, Inc., and Futures Profit Making, LLC, Are Permanently Barred From Trading For Others
03/20/2002
LOS ANGELES COMMODITY TRADER SETTLES CFTC FRAUD ACTION; Alfred Gladstone Ordered to Pay Up To $171,000 in Restitution and Civil Monetary Penalty Pursuant to Payment Plan and Agrees Never to Seek CFTC Registration
03/20/2002
CFTC FILES ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST FOUR CSCE FLOOR BROKERS, CHARGING THEM WITH UNLAWFULLY TRADING COFFEE FUTURES; Joseph Defrancesco, Ronald Kilbride, and Brian Thornton Charged with Fraud, Bucketing of Customer Orders, and Reporting Non-Bona Fide Prices; Defrancesco, Kilbride, Thornton, and Marc Greenstein Also Face Charges of Noncompetitive Trading, Illegal Wash Sales, and Accommodation Trades
03/18/2002
CALIFORNIA COMMODITY TRADER CHARGED WITH MISAPPROPRIATING MORE THAN $500,000 IN CUSTOMER FUNDS AND VIOLATING PRIOR COMMISSION ORDER; CFTC Charges Mark Ross Weinberg With Fraudulently Soliciting Funds to Trade Commodity Futures; Federal Court Freezes Assets and Bars Destruction of Books and Records