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U.S. Attorney Follows CFTC Civil Complaint with Filing of a Criminal Information Against George D. Hudgins of Nacogdoches, Texas for Operating a Commodities Ponzi Scheme, 5523-08
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CFTC Charges Optiver Holding BV, Two Subsidiaries, and High-Ranking Employees with Manipulation of NYMEX Crude Oil, Heating Oil, and Gasoline Futures Contracts, 5521-08
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Illinois Resident Cameron Charles Ordered to Pay a $100,000 Civil Penalty and Submit to a Permanent Trading Ban in Connection with the Financial Collapse of Watseka Farmers Grain Co. Cooperative, 5513-08
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CFTC Obtains Order Against California-based James J. Zhou and His Firm, Jade Trader, Requiring Payment of Restitution to Defrauded Customers and Civil Monetary Penalties, 5510-08
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Federal Court Rejects Amaranth Hedge Fund and Head Trader Brian Hunter’s Attempt to Dismiss Government’s Natural Gas Case Against Them, 5502-08
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Federal Court Order Freezes Assets of Texas Resident George D. Hudgins in CFTC Anti-Fraud Action, 5500-08
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U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Obtains Federal Court Order Freezing Assets of California-based Safevest LLC, 5497-08
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CFTC Sues Sentinel Management Group, Inc. and Two of Its Executive Officers for Fraud, Segregation, and False Reporting Violations Involving $562 Million in Customer Funds, 5494-08
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Lake Shore Group of Companies Inc., Ltd., Prohibited from Trading Commodity Futures, as Illinois Federal Court Puts the Brakes on Multi-Million Dollar International Fraud, 5492-08
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New Jersey Federal Court Freezes Assets of Hedge Fund in Fraud Action Brought by the CFTC, 5491-08
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U.S. District Court Orders Two New York Residents and a New York Firm to Pay More Than $11 Million for Their Roles in Defrauding Investors in Foreign Currency Schemes, 5490-08
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CFTC Sanctions Alaron Trading Corporation for Failing to Supervise Diligently Employees, 5488-08
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Florida-Based E-Metal Merchants, Inc. and Two Officers Ordered to Pay More Than $10 Million in Restitution and Penalties in Illegal Off-Exchange Metal Options Case, 5485-08
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Virginia-Based Forefront Investments Corp. and Richmond Couple Ordered to Pay $260,000 to Settle Undercapitalization Charges, 5483-08
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U.S. District Court Orders George Heffernan, a/k/a George W. Marshall, to Pay $650,000 in Sanctions in Federal CFTC Action Involving Fraudulent Trading Commodity Advice and Services, 5482-08
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Dubai-Based Aaristo Commodities and Futures DMCC Ordered to Pay $100,000 Penalty Related to Charges of Engaging in Illegal Trades, 5481-08
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CFTC Sanctions Two NYMEX Brokers for Fraudulent Trade Practice Schemes in Joint Investigation with the NY County District Attorney’s Office, 5480-08
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CFTC Charges Ex-felon Turned Business Man, Kenneth Branch, and His Company, Cocoon Trade Inc., with Fraud, 5479-08
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Texas Resident Aden Rusfeldt and Rusfeldt Investments LLP to Pay More Than $3 Million in Penalties in Currency Fraud Case, 5475-08
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CFTC Charges Texas Resident Rockland McMahan with Making False Reports of Feeder Cattle Sale Activity to the USDA, 5472-08
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Energy Transfer Partners LP and Three of Its Subsidiaries to Pay a $10 Million Penalty to Settle CFTC Action Alleging Attempted Manipulation of Natural Gas Prices, 5471-08
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BNP Paribas Commodity Futures, Ltd. of London to Pay a $25,000 Civil Monetary Penalty to Settle CFTC Charges of Large Trader Reporting Violations, 5470-08
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Former Duke Energy Trader Michael Whitney to Pay a $55,000 Penalty in Natural Gas False Reporting Case, 5465-08
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Illinois Federal Court Orders Peter D. Hoffman to Pay $492,850 in Restitution and Civil Monetary Penalties in CFTC Anti-Fraud Action, 5464-08
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Florida-Based Executive Commodity Corp. and Three Employees Ordered to Pay Approximately $24 Million in Restitution and Penalties in CFTC Anti-Fraud Action, 5461-08
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CFTC Settles Introducing Broker Fraudulent Solicitation Lawsuit with Florida-Based FCM Guarantors National Commodities Corporation, Inc., and International Commodity Clearing LLC, 5460-08
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CFTC Files Second Amended Complaint Charging Philip J. Baker, Lake Shore Asset Management Limited, Lake Shore Group, and Several Commodity Pools with Fraud, 5459-08
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LJH Global Investments, LLC of Naples, Florida, Ordered to Pay $125,000 Penalty for Failure to File Annual Reports on Time, 5458-08
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Paradigm Capital Management LLC of New York Ordered to Pay a $75,000 Penalty for Failure to Timely File Commodity Pool Reports, 5457-08
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Charles DeFazio And Galaxy Resources 2000, LLC to Pay $1.43 Million In Sanctions to Settle CFTC Pool Fraud Action, 5456-08
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CFTC Amends Charges Against Nations Investments, LLC and its Principals; Violations Include Undercapitalization and False Statements, 5454-08
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Michigan Couple Ordered to Pay More Than $3.1 in Sanctions for “Private Hedge Fund” Fraud, 5451-08
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Tennessee Federal Court Orders Christian Kis of Hendersonville, Tennessee to Pay More Than $900,000 in Penalties in Hedge Fund Fraud Action, 5449-08
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Illinois Resident Edward R. Velazquez and His Three “V-Tek” Companies Sanctioned Over $11.6 Million in Settlement of CFTC Commodity Fraud Action, 5448-08
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New Jersey Federal Court Orders More Than $8 Million in Sanctions Against Robert W. Shimer, Vincent J. Firth, and Equity Financial Group LLC in CFTC Anti-Fraud Action, 5447-08
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CFTC Sanctions Virginia Commodity Pool Operator $739,000 to Settle Fraud and Misappropriation Charges, 5443-08
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CFTC Files Action to Revoke Registrations of Introducing Brokers Liberty Financial Trading Corp., Inc. and Liberty Real Assets Investment Corporation, 5442-08
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