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Regulatory Sanctions

CFTC Disciplinary Actions - December 2018

December 27, 2018

by Howard Haykin

 

Over the past month, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission reported the following disciplinary actions:

 

  • Cherry-Picking Scheme: Commodity Trading Firm and Principal to Pay $315K  [December 21]
  • Fraudulent Forex Pool Scheme: Forex Trading Firm and Principal to Pay >$1.6Mn  [December 21]
  • Fraudulent Scheme: Iowa Commodity Trader to Pay $2.1Mn  [December 21]
  • Fraud and Misappropriation of Investors Funds: Pool Operators to Pay >$23Mn in Restitution, Penalties  [December 19]
  • Ongoing Forex and Commodity Fraud:  Chicago-Area Trader Charged  [December 17]
  • Commodity Pool Fraud: Defendants to Pay >$11Mn  [December 10]
  • Commodity Pool Fraud, and Misappropriation of Funds: Judgment against Commodities Trader  [December 06]
  • $170Mn Precious Metals Ponzi Scheme: Salt Lake City Precious Metals Dealer and His Company  [November 16]

►    $200Mn precious Metals Ponzi Scheme: Defendants Added in Case Against Rust Rare Coin, Gaylen Rust  [December 17]

  • Annual Report on Enforcement Issues for 2018 [November 15]