US Court Orders Marc Perlman and iGlobal Strategic Management, LLC to Pay over $2 Million for Solicitation Fraud
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Barbara S. Jones of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a default judgment and permanent injunction order against defendants Marc Perlman of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., and his firm, iGlobal Strategic Management, LLC (iGlobal). The order stems from a CFTC complaint filed on August 28, 2012, charging the defendants with operating a commodity pool Ponzi scheme that fraudulently solicited and accepted at least $670,000 from at least 17 people — largely persons from the deaf community.
The order requires Perlman and iGlobal to jointly pay a civil monetary penalty of $1,794,537 and restitution of $598,179. The order finds that Perlman and iGlobal violated anti-fraud provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and imposes permanent trading and registration bans against the defendants.
The order further finds that Perlman, directly and on behalf of iGlobal, made material misrepresentations and deceptive statements regarding the profitability of iGlobal’s trading. Perlman made a number of statements in which he claimed that profits had been earned when, in fact, the iGlobal trading accounts had losses or had some profits but of a significantly lower magnitude than those claimed, the order finds.
Specifically, the order finds that Perlman, directly and on behalf of iGlobal, solicited members of the public to trade leveraged off-exchange foreign currency contracts (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). Although Perlman represented to certain iGlobal investors that their funds would be and were invested in forex, no more than about $305,000, or less than half of the funds invested, were transferred to trading accounts and of the funds transferred to trading accounts, nearly all of the funds were lost trading, the order finds.
In addition, the order finds that at least $365,000 of iGlobal investor funds were misappropriated to make Payments Payments One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonl One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonl Read this Term of fictitious profits, for cash withdrawals and payment of expenses, including charges at department, electronic, grocery stores, and restaurants, and to pay rent for Perlman’s personal residence and utility costs, among others.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Barbara S. Jones of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a default judgment and permanent injunction order against defendants Marc Perlman of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., and his firm, iGlobal Strategic Management, LLC (iGlobal). The order stems from a CFTC complaint filed on August 28, 2012, charging the defendants with operating a commodity pool Ponzi scheme that fraudulently solicited and accepted at least $670,000 from at least 17 people — largely persons from the deaf community.
The order requires Perlman and iGlobal to jointly pay a civil monetary penalty of $1,794,537 and restitution of $598,179. The order finds that Perlman and iGlobal violated anti-fraud provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and imposes permanent trading and registration bans against the defendants.
The order further finds that Perlman, directly and on behalf of iGlobal, made material misrepresentations and deceptive statements regarding the profitability of iGlobal’s trading. Perlman made a number of statements in which he claimed that profits had been earned when, in fact, the iGlobal trading accounts had losses or had some profits but of a significantly lower magnitude than those claimed, the order finds.
Specifically, the order finds that Perlman, directly and on behalf of iGlobal, solicited members of the public to trade leveraged off-exchange foreign currency contracts (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). Although Perlman represented to certain iGlobal investors that their funds would be and were invested in forex, no more than about $305,000, or less than half of the funds invested, were transferred to trading accounts and of the funds transferred to trading accounts, nearly all of the funds were lost trading, the order finds.
In addition, the order finds that at least $365,000 of iGlobal investor funds were misappropriated to make Payments Payments One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonl One of the bases of mediums of exchange in the modern world, a payment constitutes the transfer of a legal currency or equivalent from one party in exchange for goods or services to another entity. The payments industry has become a fixture of modern commerce, though the players involved and means of exchange have dramatically shifted over time.In particular, a party making a payment is referred to as a payer, with the payee reflecting the individual or entity receiving the payment. Most commonl Read this Term of fictitious profits, for cash withdrawals and payment of expenses, including charges at department, electronic, grocery stores, and restaurants, and to pay rent for Perlman’s personal residence and utility costs, among others.