April 21, 2009
Illinois Federal Court Enters Preliminary Injunction Against Brookshire Raw Materials Management, LLC, a Barrington, Illinois-Based Commodity Pool Operator, and its Canadian Principals, 5649-09
April 15, 2009
CFTC Charges Stuart Jones, Payton Lowe, and WeCorp., Inc. of Hilo and Honolulu, Hawaii with Operating $1.5 Million Ponzi Scheme, 5647-09
April 9, 2009
New York Court Enters Order Imposing a $240,000 Fine and Other Sanctions against New York State Resident Michael Vitebsky in a Foreign Currency Scam, 5646-09
April 9, 2009
CFTC Charges Austin, Texas Resident Steven Leigh Shakespeare and His Company, Guardian Futures, Inc., With Fraud and Unauthorized Trading, 5645-09
April 9, 2009
William D. Perkins of St. George, Utah Ordered to Pay More Than $2 Million in Sanctions in CFTC Ponzi Scheme Action, 5644-09
April 7, 2009
Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Two Nevada Corporations in $20 Million Commodity Pool Ponzi Scheme Operated by Tennessee Resident, Dennis Bolze, 5642-09
April 7, 2009
CFTC Charges Two Florida Companies and Three Florida Men with Operating a Fraudulent Commodity Pool that Solicited Approximately $17 Million from about 100 Investors, 5643-09
April 2, 2009
Nacogdoches, Texas Businessman George D. Hudgins Ordered to Pay Approximately $86 Million for Defrauding 230 Investors in a “Ponzi” Scheme Involving Commodity Futures and Options Contracts, 5641-09
March 30, 2009
CFTC Restricts the Registrations of Commodity Professionals John C. Glase, Sutherland Group, Inc., and Skibo Asset Management, LLC, 5640-09
March 26, 2009
CFTC Sanctions ADM Investor Services, Inc. $200,000 For Failing To Diligently Supervise Its Employees, 5639-09
March 18, 2009
CFTC Charges North Carolina Foreign Currency Firm Barki, LLC and Its Recently Deceased Principal Bruce C. Kramer In Alleged $40 Million Ponzi Fraud, 5635-09
March 12, 2009
CFTC Charges Tennessee Resident and Las Vegas-based Firm with Fraud and Misappropriation in $20 Million Commodity Pool Ponzi Scheme, 5634-09
March 11, 2009
CFTC Charges Charlottesville, Virginia Man with Stealing $1 Million From Investors in a Ponzi Scheme Involving More than $10 Million, 5632-09
March 11, 2009
CFTC Sanctions Chicago-based Walsh Trading Inc. $50,000 for Failing to Supervise an Employee's Handling of Customer Accounts, 5631-09
March 5, 2009
CFTC Charges Ponzi Scheme in Mansfield, Texas, Caused More Than 250 Investors to Lose at Least $10.9 Million, 5626-09
February 27, 2009
Anthony Ramunno, Jr., formerly of Alpharetta, Georgia, and His Company, Renaissance Asset Management LLC, Fined and Sanctioned in a $21 Million Ponzi Scheme, 5624-09
February 27, 2009
CFTC Charges Idaho Resident Daren L. Palmer with Operating $40 Million Ponzi Scheme, 5623-09
February 25, 2009
CFTC Charges Fund Manager Mark Bloom and His Firm, North Hills Management LLC, with Misappropriating Over $13 Million, 5622-09
February 25, 2009
CFTC Charges New York Residents with Operating $1.3 Billion Investment Scam, 5621-09
February 25, 2009
CFTC Charges South Florida Firm, Zurich Futures & Options, Inc., and Michele LaBruce with Defrauding Customers of Over $1.4 Million in Commodity Options Scam, 5620-09
February 20, 2009
Federal Court Order Freezes Assets of Illinois Commodity Pool Operator Brookshire Raw Materials Management, LLC and its Canadian Principals Based on CFTC Charges of Misappropriating More Than $4.6 Million in a Ponzi Scheme, 5616-09
February 19, 2009
CFTC Congratulates U.S. Attorney for Obtaining a Criminal Conviction Against Frank Anthony DeSantis III of Stuart, Florida, for Operating a Commodities Investment Scheme, 5615-09
February 19, 2009
CFTC Charges Hawaii-based Marvin Cooper and Billion Coupons, Inc. with Operating a $4 Million Foreign Currency Ponzi Scheme Aimed at Defrauding the Deaf Community, 5614-09
February 11, 2009
CFTC Orders Former Bank Trader and New York City Resident to Pay $360,000 Penalty in Connection with False Trading Reports Submitted to His Former Employer, Bank of America, 5612-09
February 10, 2009
CFTC Seeks Freeze of Assets in Oklahoma Ponzi Scheme Involving Over $30 Million, 5610-09
February 6, 2009
CFTC Obtains Judgment Against Albert E. Parish and Parish Economics LLC for Operating a Commodity Pool Scam in CFTC Anti-Fraud Action, 5609-09
February 5, 2009
CFTC Charges Minnesota Resident Charles “Chuck” E. Hays and His Company, Crossfire Trading, LLC, with Running a $5.5 Million Ponzi Scheme, 5608-09
January 27, 2009
CFTC Charges Nicholas Cosmo and Agape Companies with Defrauding Customers of Tens of Millions of Dollars in Commodity Futures Trading Scheme, 5606-09
January 27, 2009
CFTC Obtains Asset Freeze in Fraudulent Solicitation and Misappropriation Case Against International Foreign Currency Firm, Atwood & James, and Michael Kardonick, 5605-09
January 15, 2009
CFTC Charges James Ossie and CRE Capital Corporation with Operating a $25 Million Foreign Currency Ponzi Scheme, 5598-09
January 15, 2009
New York Court Enters Order Imposing a Fine and Other Sanctions against Boris Shuster of Fort Dix, New Jersey, in a Foreign Currency Scam, 5599-09
January 9, 2009
CFTC Sanctions Four Commodity Pool Operators for Failing to File Timely Reports with the National Futures Association, 5596-09
January 8, 2009
CFTC Charges Philadelphia-area Resident with Operating $50 Million Ponzi Scheme, 5594-09
