07/08/1999
CFTC FILES CIVIL FRAUD COMPLAINT IN FLORIDA FEDERAL COURT AGAINST INTRODUCING BROKER R.J. FITZGERALD & CO., INC., RAYMOND AND LEIZA FITZGERALD, AL CORINGRATO, GREG BURNETT, AND CHUCK KOWALSKI; CFTC Action Charges that the Defendants Made False Representations and Engaged in Fraudulent Acts and Practices, Including Sales Solicitation Fraud and Account Churning
06/30/1999
Merrill Lynch International, Inc. and Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith (Brokers & Dealers), Ltd. Pay $15 Million to Settle Charges of Aiding and Abetting Manipulation of the Copper Market,
06/29/1999
CFTC Files Complaint Against Kent C. Calhoun of Hunt, Texas, Alleging That He Committed Fraud in Using the CFTC's Name to Solicit Customers to Purchase His Commodity Trading Systems and Attend his Commodity Trading Seminars; CFTC Seeks Injunctive and Other Equitable Relief, Including Disgorgement of Ill-Gotten Gains, Restitution to Defrauded Customers, and Civil Monetary Penalties
06/29/1999
CFTC Accepts Settlement Offer of Selwyn "Sy" Gaiber; CFTC Settlement Order Finds that Gaiber Acted as an Unregistered CTA and Failed to Deliver Disclosure Documents and to Disclose His Past Performance Record,
06/28/1999
CFTC Institutes Administrative Proceedings Against and Accepts Offer of Settlement from Ross R. Godres of Lafayette, Colorado; CFTC Finds that Godres Defrauded Investors By Concealing Losses Resulting From the Trading of Precious Metal Futures Contracts on Behalf of a Commodity Pool, and Orders Restitution to Defrauded Investors, Among Other Sanctions
06/25/1999
North Carolina Court Issues Preliminary Injunction in CFTC Action Charging Donald Trivette With Defrauding Investors and Misappropriating Investor Funds
06/08/1999
georgia Court Orders Payment of Over $11.5 Million and Permanent Injunction In Default Order Against Estate of Donald B. Chancey, Southeastern Venture Partners Group, in Commodity Pool Fraud Case
05/27/1999
New York Court Orders Defendants (New York Currency Exchange Corp., New York Currency Research Corp., and Michael T. Matejka) to Pay Over $8.1 Million in Civil Monetary Penalties and Orders Restitution of More Than $2.7 Million to Customers in CFTC Illegal Foreign Currency Futures Fraud Action; CFTC's 1998 Anti-Fraud Enforcement Action Alleged that the Defendants Cheated and Defrauded Customers Out of Over $3.5 Million
05/24/1999
CFTC Files and Settles Action Against REFCO, Inc. for Order-Taking and Recordkeeping Violations and for Failing to Supervise; Company Ordered to Pay $7 Million, Including $1 Million To Fund An Industry Study, And to Cease And Desist From Further Violations, and to Conduct an Internal Review Concerning Refco's Compliance Policies and Procedures
05/19/1999
CFTC Obtains Preliminary Injunctions Against All Defendants, EuroPacific Equity & Capital Management, Ltd., Tortola Corporation Company, Ltd., International Investment Group, Ltd., David Michael Loyd, and Richard Tichy, in CFTC Enforcement Action Alleging Fraud
