Articles Posted in CFTC Enforcement Actiions 2012

United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Hunter Wise Commodities, LLC., et. al., Case No. 12-81311-Civ-Middlebrooks, Southern District of Florida. As a follow up to our recent post concerning the above referenced matter, the Court on February 25, 2013 followed its Order Appointing Special Corporate Monitor of February 22, 2013, by issuing its Order on…

United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Hunter Wise Commodities, LLC., Hunter Wise Services, LLC., Hunter Wise Credit, LLC., Hunter Wise Trading, LLC., Lloyds Commodities, LLC., Lloyds Commodities Credit Company, LLC., Lloyds Services, LLC., C.D. Hopkins Financial, LLC., Hard Asset Lending Group, Blackstone Metals Group, LLC., Newbridge Alliance, Inc., and United States Capital Trust, LLC.,…

Precious Metals Fraud and Misrepresentation: CFTC Charges Hunter Wise Commodities, Lloyds Commodities, C.D. Hopkins Financial, United States Capital Trust, Newbridge Alliance, Blackstone Metals Group, and their Principals in Multi-Million Dollar Fraudulent Precious Metals Scheme CFTC alleges that defendants conducted illegal, off-exchange commodity transactions, and deceived customers in connection with financed transactions in precious metals The…

CFTC Charges Florida Resident William Jeffery Chandler with Forex Fraud and Misappropriation Federal court enters emergency order freezing defendant’s assets and protecting books and records The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently announced that on September 11, 2012, Judge James D. Whittemore of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida entered…

Florida Federal Court Orders Claudio Aliaga and His Company, CMA Capital Management, LLC, to Pay $5.5 Million in Penalties and Restitution for Operating a Forex Ponzi Scheme The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently announced that it obtained a judgment for $5.5 million in restitution and civil monetary penalties against Claudio Aliaga and CMA…

Federal Court Orders Martin B. Rosenthal to Pay $1.2 Million for Aiding and Abetting the Making of False Statements to the NFA, Failing to Register as a Commodity Trading Advisor, and Violating a Previous CFTC Order The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently announced that it obtained a federal court order requiring Martin B.…