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February 3, 2015

Judge Cormac J. Carney of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered an emergency restraining order freezing assets and prohibiting the destruction or concealment of books and records of defendants Christopher Valois, Cynthia Wong, and their companies, Bertram Trade LLC and Churchhill Commodities Trading LLC, all of Orange County California.  The judge set a hearing date for February 12, 2015.  CFTC

January 26, 2015

The CFTC ordered Anthony Lauria and his company, Gold Coast Bullion, Inc. to pay more than $9.6 million to settle charges of engaging in an illegal, off-exchange precious metals scheme and for committing fraud in connection with those illegal transactions.  CFTC

January 21, 2015

A New York federal court has ordered Michael Kardonick, Gary Shapoff, and Atwood & James to pay a penalty of over $2 million and has imposed a permanent trading ban over allegations of Forex options fraud and misappropriation.  CFTC

January 21, 2015

Bharat Adatia and his companies, Lions Wealth Holdings, Lions Wealth Services, and 20/20 Precious Metals have been ordered to pay over $5.3 million in sanctions for an alleged fraudulent precious metals scheme.  CFTC

January 20, 2015

The CFTC settled charges against Singapore-based Olam International, Ltd., which operates a futures trading desk in London, and its subsidiary, Olam Americas, Inc., based in Summit, New Jersey, requiring them to pay a $3 million civil monetary penalty.  CFTC

January 16, 2015

The CFTC ordered Summit Energy Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Louisville, Kentucky, to pay a $140,000 civil monetary penalty for acting as an unregistered commodity trading advisor.  CFTC

January 14, 2015

A New Jersey federal court entered an order of default judgment and permanent injunction for over $870,000 against TOTE Fund LLC and MJS Capital Management LLC, two commodity pool operators, and their sole principal Michael J. Siegel of Northfield, New Jersey, for misappropriating funds and other violations.  CFTC

December 30, 2014

Judge Martin Reidinger of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina entered an Order of Default Judgment against Edwin A. Vasquez of Arden, North Carolina, and his company Vasquez Global Investments, LLCfor defrauding participants in a commodity pool commonly known as the Vasquez pool. CFTC

December 24, 2014

MF Global Holdings Ltd. must pay $1.212 billion in restitution (or such amount as necessary to ensure that claims of customers of its subsidiary, MF Global Inc. are paid in full). The CFTC previously filed and settled charges against MFGI for misuse of customer funds and related supervisory failures in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC Regulations. CFTC

December 22, 2014

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a supplemental Consent Order of Permanent Injunction requiring Steven Lyn Scott of Dallas, Texas, to pay a $700,000 civil monetary penalty and restitution of $766,625.30, plus post-judgment interest. An earlier Consent Order of the Court, entered on May 5, 2014, imposed a permanent trading and registration ban against Scott and prohibits him from violating provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations. CFTC
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