05/05/2004
CFTC CHARGES COMMERCIAL HEDGE SERVICES, PRIME TRADING COMPANY, AND LAWRENCE JOSEPH VOLF -- ALL OF NEBRASKA -- WITH FRAUD; Introducing Broker and his Company Allegedly Made Unauthorized, Speculative Trades in Commodity Hedge Accounts that Caused Farmers $5 Million in Losses
05/03/2004
CFTC CHARGES MARYLAND MAN AND HIS COMPANY WITH DEFRAUDING CUSTOMERS IN FOREX SCAM; Arthur John Keeffe, II and Calvary Currencies LLC Allegedly Fraudulently Solicited Over $400,000 from Investors to Trade Illegal, Off-Exchange Foreign Currency Futures Contracts
04/28/2004
ENRON SEEKS BANKRUPTCY COURT APPROVAL TO ENTER INTO PROPOSED SETTLEMENT WITH THE CFTC; Proposed Settlement Would Resolve CFTC Complaint Charging Enron With Manipulation of Natural Gas Prices in July 2001, and Other Violations
04/22/2004
CFTC CHARGES UNITED KINGDOM CORPORATION AND ITS TWO PRINCIPALS WITH SALE OF ILLEGAL OFF-EXCHANGE FUTURES CONTRACTS TO U.S. INVESTORS; CFTC Alleges that E Net Speculation Ltd., Patrice Cornaz, and Athos Socratous Illegally Solicit U.S. Investors Via the Internet to Trade Commodity Futures Contracts through a Foreign Website
04/20/2004
CFTC FILES AND SETTLES REGISTRATION CLAIM AGAINST JEFFREY ALLEN OF HOUSTON, TEXAS; CFTC Order Finds that Allen Failed to Register as a Commodity Trading Advisor
04/15/2004
CFTC Fines Singapore Company for Executing Illegal Wash Trades on U.S. Markets
04/15/2004
NEW YORK FOREIGN CURRENCY (FOREX) FIRM CHARGED WITH STEALING MORE THAN $2.2 MILLION IN COMMODITY SCAM; CFTC Sues Lexington Royce & Associates and Artour Arakelian, Alleging They Defrauded More Than 50 Customers
04/15/2004
CFTC FINDS THAT COLORADO TRADING ADVISOR USED WEBSITE TO MISLEAD PUBLIC ABOUT PROFITABILITY OF COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING SYSTEMS AND SERVICES; Respondents Roy M. Sidewitz and Qi2 Technologies, Inc. Settle Charges That They Made False Claims About Commodity Futures Products and Services
04/12/2004
CFTC AND STATE OF MARYLAND CHARGE MARYLAND RESIDENT ANDREW SILBERSTEIN WITH STEALING INVESTOR FUNDS IN COMMODITY FUTURES SCAM; Federal Court Enters Order Freezing Silberstein's Assets
04/08/2004
FEDERAL COURT ORDERS CALIFORNIAN OSCAR GOLDMAN TO PAY $275,500 IN SANCTIONS IN SETTLING COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION CHARGES; Defendant Goldman Had Been Charged With Fraudulent Sales Solicitations
