Federal Court Orders Dennis Todd Hagemann and Yellowstone Partners to Pay $1.6 Million for Defrauding Investors in a Forex Ponzi

Exactly a year has passed since CFTC lodged the charges and now they were able to receive a court ruling.

Washington, DC – The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it obtained a federal default judgment order requiring defendants Dennis Todd Hagemann and his company, Yellowstone Partners, Inc. (Yellowstone), both of Raleigh, N.C., to pay more than $1.6 million in restitution and civil monetary penalties for defrauding investors in a foreign currency (Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world’s largest tradi Read this Term) Ponzi scheme (see CFTC Press Release 5795-10, March 15, 2010).

The order, entered by Chief U.S. District Judge Louise W. Flanagan of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, requires Hagemann and Yellowstone jointly and severally to pay restitution of $827,779 and a civil monetary penalty of $827,779. The order also permanently prohibits defendants from engaging in any commodity-related activity and from registering with the CFTC in any capacity.

The order finds that, from at least September 2009 through March 9, 2010, Yellowstone Partners fraudulently solicited and received $1,505,000 from at least 25 pool participants. The order further finds that Hagemann was running a Ponzi scheme and misappropriated approximately $1.3 million of customer funds. Hagemann fraudulently solicited pool participants through personal solicitations during which he falsely claimed to have experience and success in Forex Trading Forex Trading Forex trading is the buying and selling of foreign currencies with the aim of generating a profit. The value of currencies, especially floating currencies, fluctuate to varying degrees. This constant volatility of exchange rates opens the door for speculators to invest in a certain currency against another. The Forex market is the world’s biggest and most liquid market, with over $5 billion turnover every single day, with the market being open 24 hours a day, 5 days a week.It goes without saying Forex trading is the buying and selling of foreign currencies with the aim of generating a profit. The value of currencies, especially floating currencies, fluctuate to varying degrees. This constant volatility of exchange rates opens the door for speculators to invest in a certain currency against another. The Forex market is the world’s biggest and most liquid market, with over $5 billion turnover every single day, with the market being open 24 hours a day, 5 days a week.It goes without saying Read this Term, promised profits of 100 percent to 300 percent and stated that he had well-placed contacts who could help his investments and had $500 million under his control, the order finds.