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US Court Fines Kentucky Men $5m for Commodity Futures Pool Fraud

  • Men defraud investors of $1.2 million in 2013.
  • Court orders permanent trading and registration ban.
Wednesday, 23/03/2022 | 15:13 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
Retail FX

Chicago Trader to Pay $377,000 for Forex and Commodity Fraud Charges

  • Trader's company was part of the consent order issued by a court in Illinois.
  • The order permanently prohibits further violations of the CEA and CFTC
Wednesday, 23/03/2022 | 01:10 GMT by Felipe Erazo
News

CFTC Files Charges against Four Operators of $44 Million Crypto Ponzi

  • People from Florida, India, North Carolina and New York are involved in the scheme.
  • The website used for the Bitcoin Ponzi was dubbed 'JetCoin'.
Tuesday, 08/03/2022 | 23:47 GMT by Felipe Erazo
Retail FX

Alista Group Executives Fined $1.6M for Precious Metal Fraud

  • They misappropriated customer funds and ran a Ponzi-styled scheme.
  • The regulator first brought charges against the scheme in July 2020.
Thursday, 03/03/2022 | 10:37 GMT by Arnab Shome
Retail FX

CFTC Busts Golden Signals for Binary Options Fraud, Seeks $2.6M

  • The scheme was acting as an advisor without any regulatory registration.
  • It made false claims of profits and returns.
Thursday, 24/02/2022 | 06:58 GMT by Arnab Shome
Retail FX

CFTC Charges Two Florida Residents and Their Firm with $19 Million Futures and Forex Fraud

  • The CFTC alleged that the Florida-based company defrauded investors out of $19 million.
  • The culprits promised returns which never materialized.
Tuesday, 08/02/2022 | 07:42 GMT by Nicholas Otieno
Retail FX

CFTC Charges Florida Man with Defrauding Investors Out of $9.8M

  • The CFTC charged the Florida resident and his investment firm with fraud.
  • The Florida resident is alleged to have promised fake returns through his commodity pool.
Tuesday, 01/02/2022 | 10:32 GMT by Nicholas Otieno
Retail FX

CFTC Charges ROFX and 5 Promoters for $58 Million FX Fraud

  • The platform claimed to use an automated trading robot with guaranteed coverage of losses.
  • It targeted clients in both the US and overseas.
Monday, 31/01/2022 | 07:14 GMT by Arnab Shome
Retail FX

CFTC Fines Binary Options Platform Polymarket $1.4 Million

  • The platform was offering event-based contracts.
  • It agreed to wind down all non-compliant services.
Tuesday, 04/01/2022 | 07:33 GMT by Arnab Shome
Retail FX

CFTC Charges Thomas Plaut and His Firms for $4.7M Forex Fraud

  • The two companies misappropriated at least $4.7 million of client deposits.
  • They also ignored the CFTC registration requirements and customer protection rules.
Wednesday, 29/12/2021 | 07:17 GMT by Arnab Shome
Institutional FX

CFTC Fines Two Dubai Residents $100K for Wash Trading

  • They executed 13 wash trades involving 189 gold futures contracts.
  • The two individuals also faced fines from CME Group.
Tuesday, 28/12/2021 | 08:59 GMT by Arnab Shome
Retail FX

CFTC Orders Denari Capital, Owners to Pay $4M for FX Pool Fraud

  • They have to pay restitution of more than $3.66 million to the victims.
Tuesday, 30/11/2021 | 05:15 GMT by Arnab Shome
Regulation

CFTC Orders Individuals to Pay $7 Million in a Binary Options Fraud Case

  • The defendants from Miami, Florida and Israeli are accused of being involved in the fraudulent scheme.
Wednesday, 17/11/2021 | 21:17 GMT by Felipe Erazo
Executive Moves

FTX US Hires Mark Wetjen as the New Head of Policy and Regulatory Strategy

  • Wetjen brings extensive experience in the practice of law, policy making, regulatory strategy and exchange operations.
Tuesday, 02/11/2021 | 14:35 GMT by Tom Hazan
Retail FX

SEC, CFTC Charge SwapStar Capital for Investment Fraud

  • The founder of the company was barred by both agencies in 2019.
Thursday, 28/10/2021 | 06:46 GMT by Arnab Shome
News

CFTC Reportedly Investigating Decentralized Platform Polymarket

  • The agency is concerned if the prediction market has violated any existing regulatory rules.
Monday, 25/10/2021 | 08:00 GMT by Arnab Shome
Regulation

US CFTC Grants Its Biggest Award to a Single Whistleblower to Date

  • The whistleblower collaborated with critical information that led to successful enforcement actions in two cases.
Thursday, 21/10/2021 | 19:15 GMT by Felipe Erazo
Regulation

CFTC Charges Texas Man for $3.9M Forex and Crypto Fraud

  • The man used his company to dupe at least 61 clients.
Thursday, 21/10/2021 | 06:18 GMT by Arnab Shome
News

Bitfinex and Tether Fined $42.5 Million for Misleading Claims on USDT

  • Tether was accused by the CFTC of making 'untrue or misleading' claims about USDT stablecoin being backed by the US dollar.
Friday, 15/10/2021 | 21:35 GMT by Felipe Erazo
Regulation

US CFTC Charges North Carolina Companies in a $1 Million Forex Fraud Case

  • The owners were charged individually as part of the civil enforcement action filed by the CFTC.
Friday, 08/10/2021 | 21:38 GMT by Felipe Erazo
Regulation

US CFTC Orders ICE Clear Europe to Pay a $450,000 Penalty

  • The ICEU allegedly failed to obtain written acknowledgment letters from a depository.
Wednesday, 06/10/2021 | 21:56 GMT by Felipe Erazo
Retail FX

CFTC Charges PrimeFX.org Operators for $1.2 Million Fraud

  • They misappropriated funds of almost all Prime FX customers.
Friday, 01/10/2021 | 06:40 GMT by Arnab Shome
Retail FX

CFTC Flags 14 Binary Options Platforms Offering FX, Crypto Trading

  • These platforms are falsely claiming to have been registered and authorized in the country.
Thursday, 30/09/2021 | 06:39 GMT by Arnab Shome
Regulation

CFTC Orders Societe Generale to Pay $1.5 Million for Supervision Failures

  • The French financial services provider allegedly committed such violations between 2013 and July 2021.
Wednesday, 29/09/2021 | 22:40 GMT by Felipe Erazo
Regulation

CFTC Orders Interactive Brokers to Pay Restitution of $82.57M to Customers

  • The brokerage was ordered to pay restitution of around $82.57 Million to its customers.
Tuesday, 28/09/2021 | 22:50 GMT by Felipe Erazo
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