July 19, 2018

A federal court in Utah has ordered an Estonian currency dealing company, Tallinex, to pay $10.2M in restitution and an additional $681K in fines for operating as an unregistered foreign exchange dealer and soliciting US customers. The CFTC also alleged that Tallinex defrauded its customers by making false or misleading representations about customer funds being protected in case of the company’s collapse. A Nevada-based broker, General Trader Fulfillment, that introduced American customers to Tallinex was also ordered to pay an $85k civil penalty. CFTC

Tagged in: Foreign Exchange, Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets,