U.S Watchdog Charges Forex Monthly Income Fund with Fraud for Misappropriating over $1 Mln
- A firm that guaranteed senior citizens monthly returns on their investment based on profits earned from trading allegedly never traded but rather misappropriated more than $1 million of the pool participants’ funds.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that on September 30, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued under seal an emergency order freezing and preserving assets under the control of Jean Chauvel, Renaud Pierre-Charles, Robert Tripode and their company 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 Monthly Income Fund, LLC , a commodity pool operator based in the Miami area. The order also prohibits the defendants from destroying books and records and allows the CFTC CFTC The 1974 Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) in the United States created the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The Commission protects and regulates market activities against manipulation, fraud, and abuse trade practices and promotes fairness in futures contracts. The CEA also included the Sad-Johnson Agreement, which defined the authority and responsibilities for the monitoring of financial contracts between the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commiss The 1974 Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) in the United States created the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The Commission protects and regulates market activities against manipulation, fraud, and abuse trade practices and promotes fairness in futures contracts. The CEA also included the Sad-Johnson Agreement, which defined the authority and responsibilities for the monitoring of financial contracts between the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commiss Read this Term immediate access to those records.
The emergency order is part of a CFTC civil enforcement action also filed under seal on September 30, 2014. The CFTC complaint alleges that from as early as January 2011, the defendants fraudulently solicited more than $1.4 million from members of the public to trade forex in a commodity pool by, among other things, guaranteeing pool participants a monthly return on their investment based on profits purportedly earned from trading.
Some of the defendants’ victims were unsophisticated investors, including senior citizens, who sought higher monthly income on their retirement savings, according to the complaint. The CFTC also alleges that the defendants never traded or generated any income from trading forex, but rather misappropriated more than $1 million of the pool participants’ funds.
The CFTC says it seeks full restitution for defrauded pool participants, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, the payment of appropriate civil monetary penalties, permanent registration and trading bans, and a permanent injunction from future violations of federal commodities laws, as charged. The court scheduled a hearing for October 10, 2014, on the CFTC’s motion for a preliminary injunction.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that on September 30, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued under seal an emergency order freezing and preserving assets under the control of Jean Chauvel, Renaud Pierre-Charles, Robert Tripode and their company 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 Monthly Income Fund, LLC , a commodity pool operator based in the Miami area. The order also prohibits the defendants from destroying books and records and allows the CFTC CFTC The 1974 Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) in the United States created the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The Commission protects and regulates market activities against manipulation, fraud, and abuse trade practices and promotes fairness in futures contracts. The CEA also included the Sad-Johnson Agreement, which defined the authority and responsibilities for the monitoring of financial contracts between the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commiss The 1974 Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) in the United States created the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The Commission protects and regulates market activities against manipulation, fraud, and abuse trade practices and promotes fairness in futures contracts. The CEA also included the Sad-Johnson Agreement, which defined the authority and responsibilities for the monitoring of financial contracts between the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commiss Read this Term immediate access to those records.
The emergency order is part of a CFTC civil enforcement action also filed under seal on September 30, 2014. The CFTC complaint alleges that from as early as January 2011, the defendants fraudulently solicited more than $1.4 million from members of the public to trade forex in a commodity pool by, among other things, guaranteeing pool participants a monthly return on their investment based on profits purportedly earned from trading.
Some of the defendants’ victims were unsophisticated investors, including senior citizens, who sought higher monthly income on their retirement savings, according to the complaint. The CFTC also alleges that the defendants never traded or generated any income from trading forex, but rather misappropriated more than $1 million of the pool participants’ funds.
The CFTC says it seeks full restitution for defrauded pool participants, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, the payment of appropriate civil monetary penalties, permanent registration and trading bans, and a permanent injunction from future violations of federal commodities laws, as charged. The court scheduled a hearing for October 10, 2014, on the CFTC’s motion for a preliminary injunction.