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ACCELERATION MERCURY FUND 4X LP

CFTC BARS FORMER CASTLE TRADING BROKER OVER MISAPPROPRIATION OF CUSTOMER FUNDS: December 19, 2006

ADVANCED INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC

PITTSBURGH COMMODITY TRADING PROMOTER BARRED IN CFTC CASE: May 24, 2005

ALLEGHENY GULF INVESTMENTS

INJUNCTION IN CFTC CASE AGAINST ALLEGHENY GULF INVESTMENTS: February 14, 2005

ALLIED CAPITAL MANGEMENT

SEC SUES OPERATOR OF ALLIED CAPITAL MANAGEMENT OVER OIL AND GAS SCHEMES: March 16, 2006

AMENX

CFTC COMPLAINT TARGETS BOGUS FUTURES EXCHANGE CALLED AMENX: March 26, 2007

AMERICAN DERIVATIVES CORPORATION

CFTC CASE CLAIMS AMERICAN DERIVATIVES CORPORATION MADE EXAGGERATED PROMISES ABOUT OPTIONS TRADING: November 15, 2005

ASSURANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

REPEAT SECURITIES OFFENDER CHARGED OVER NEW COMMODITY POOL SCHEME: January 31, 2017

BEAR INVEST FUND

CONVICTED FRAUDSTER CHARGED IN CFTC CASE AGAINST BEAR INVEST: November 11, 2004

BROWN INVESTMENT SERVICES (FOREX)

VIRGINIA RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD AND MONEY LAUNDERING OVER FOREX SCHEME: June 29, 2007

CALIFORNIA ELECTRICITY CRISIS

GRANDMA MILLIE’S REVENGE: WEST COAST STATES AND CONSUMERS GET PROMISES OF BILLIONS FROM PROFITEERING ENERGY COMPANIES – Feature October 2005

CAPITAL CONCEPTS INC

MARYLAND FRAUDSTER SENTENCED IN FAKE FOREX SCHEME: December 15, 2004

CARL W KING INVESTMENTS INC

DALLAS RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY IN COMMODITY TRADING FRAUD SCHEME: February 26 2007

CARNEGIE TRADING GROUP

FINAL JUDGMENT IN CFTC CASE AGAINST PROMOTERS OF CARNEGIE TRADING GROUP: September 28, 2006

CASTLE ENTERPRISES

CALIFORNIA RESIDENT ACCUSED BY CFTC OF FRAUDULENT MARKETING OF COMMODITY PROGRAM: December 22, 2006

CENTURY MAXIM FUND INC, ATR CAPITAL INC

CONVICTED FELON ACCUSED BY CFTC OF FRAUDULENTLY OPERATING COMMODITIES HEDGE FUND: March 28, 2006

CHASE COMMODITIES CORPORATION

CHASE COMMODITIES CORPORATION SETTLES WITH CFTC: March 16, 2007

CHASE COMMODITIES SETTLES CFTC CASE OVER OPTIONS TRADING: April 21, 2006

CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

FORMER CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE BROKER CONVICTED IN FRAUD CASE: October 19, 2005

CITY TRUST, EMERALD WORLDWIDE

FEDERAL COURT ORDERS CITY TRUST AND EMERALD WORLDWIDE TO DISGORGE MILLIONS IN FOREX CASE: June 9, 2005

COURT ORDERS ARREST OF EMERALD WORLDWIDE PRINCIPAL IN FOREX CASE: January 25, 2005

CLEARVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC

JUDGMENT ENTERED AGAINST NEW JERSEY FOREX PROMOTER WEISS: February 28, 2005

COES FX CLEARING

NEW YORK FUTURES DEALER COES FX CLEARING SETTLES CFTC CASE: January 29, 2007

COFFEE, SUGAR, AND COCOA EXCHANGE

CFTC ORDERS COCOA TRADERS TO CEASE AND DESIST PRE-ARRANGED TRADING: July 25, 2005

COMMODITIES REGULATION

CFTC CRACKS DOWN ON FOREX SCAMS – Feature November 2004

CROMWELL FINANCIAL SERVICES

NEW HAMPSHIRE JOINS CFTC IN SUING CROMWELL FINANCIAL SERVICES: June 28, 2005

CRUDE OIL PRICE MANIPULATION

SHELL OIL AFFILIATE TRADERS ACCUSED OF MANIPULATING CRUDE OIL CONTRACT: March 3, 2006

C-THRU INC

FLORIDA PROMOTER OF C-THRU COMMODITY SCHEME ORDERED TO PAY RESTITUTION AND PENALTY: March 14, 2007

DEUTSCHE BANK

TWO FORMER DEUTSCHE BANK TRADERS ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTS TO MANIPULATE USD LIBOR: June 10, 2016

EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL SPOT TRADING

FORMER MANAGER OF $100 MILLION EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL SPOT TRADING SCHEME SENTENCED IN NEW YORK: March 14, 2006

FALCO & STEVENS INC

CFTC CASE TARGETS NEW YORK COMPANY FALCO & STEVENS INC: May 11, 2006

FIRST AMERICAN INVESTMENT SERVICES

INJUNCTION ENTERED IN CFTC CASE AGAINST FIRST AMERICAN INVESTMENT SERVICES: August 18, 2006

FINANCIAL OPTIONS GROUP INC

AUSTRALIAN SENTENCED TO 7 YEARS OF PRISON IN COMMODITIES FRAUD: December 10, 2004

FOREX MANIPULATION

THREE FORMER BANK CURRENCY TRADERS CHARGED WITH TRYING TO MANIPULATE AN EXCHANGE RATE: July 30, 2017

FX TRADE, TRADEQUEST INC, REVERIE

COURT FINDS TENNESSEE FOREX DEFENDANTS IN CONTEMPT FOR VIOLATING ORDERS: March 22, 2005

G7 ADVISORY SERVICES

PERMANENT INJUNCTION ENTERED IN CFTC CASE AGAINST G7 ADVISORY SERVICES: June 8, 2007

GIBRALTAR MONETARY CORPORATION

FINAL JUDGMENT IN CFTC CASE OVER FOREX OPTIONS SCHEME BY GIBRALTAR MONETARY CORPORATION: September 8, 2006

GLOBAL INVESTMENTS SERVICES, AMITEX INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD

OPERATORS OF $13 MILLION COMMODITY FRAUD SCHEME CONVICTED IN NEW JERSEY: May 10, 2006

GOLD AND SILVER EXCHANGE, YOUNG FINANCIAL SERVICES, CLALLAM COUNTY INSURANCE, CLALLAM COUNTY SENIOR SERVICES

PRECIOUS METALS FRAUDSTER SENTENCED IN WASHINGTON: November 4, 2004

GRAYSTONE BROWNE FINANCIAL, STG GLOBAL TRADING INC, QIX INC

CFTC COMPLAINT ACCUSES GRAYSTONE BROWNE FINANCIAL OF FOREX FRAUD: June 9, 2005

HSBC

TWO FORMER HSBC FOREX TRADERS ACCUSED OF CAUSING THE BANK TO PROFIT AT A CLIENT’S EXPENSE: July 31, 2016

INDEX ANALYSIS SERVICE

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ISSUED AGAINST REPEAT COMMODITIES OFFENDER HEFFERNAN: February 2, 2005

INTERNATIONAL BERKSHIRE GROUP HOLDINGS

INTERNATIONAL BERKSHIRE GROUP HOLDINGS TARGET OF CFTC SUIT: February 23, 2006

INTERNATIONAL FOREX ADVISORY GROUP, WORLDWIDE CURRENCIES CORPORATION

MELVIN AND LARRY WEBMAN SETTLE CFTC CASE OVER FOREX SCHEMES: October 2, 2006

INTERNATIONAL FUNDING ASSOCIATION, GLOBAL MANAGEMENT GROUP, CAMBRIDGE GLOBAL GROUP

ARIZONA JUDGMENT IN CFTC CASE CALLS FOR PROMOTER TO PAY $14 MILLION TO COMPENSATE INVESTORS: June 1, 2006

INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS HOLDING CORPORATION

INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS HOLDING CORPORATION TO PAY $12 MILLION IN RESTITUTION AND PENALTIES: February 16, 2007

CFTC LAWSUIT TARGETS INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS FOREX SCHEME: November 27, 2006

INTERNATIONAL FOREX OF CALIFORNIA, EARTHWISE INTERNATIONAL, FUNDAMENTAL TRADING ANALYSIS

SAN DIEGO MAN SENTENCED IN $30 MILLION FRAUDULENT FOREX SCHEME: October 3, 2005

INTERTRADE FOREX

DEFAULT JUDGMENT REPORTED AGAINST INTERTRADE FOREX: March 16, 2005

INVESTORS FREEDOM CLUB

OPERATORS OF INVESTORS FREEDOM CLUB ORDERED TO PAY $2.3 MILLION RESTITUTION: May 25, 2005

JDM INVESTMENTS AND LONGHORN FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLC, PHOENIX FINANCIAL GROUP

NORTH CAROLINA FOREX PROMOTER SETTLES WITH CFTC: December 3, 2004

KRUTE CORPORATION

KRUTE CORPORATION SETTLES CFTC CASE: January 10, 2005

LAKE DOW CAPITAL, AURORA INVESTMENT FUND

CFTC SUES OPERATORS OF AURORA INVESTMENT HEDGE FUND FOR ALLEGED MISREPRESENTATIONS TO INVESTORS: December 20, 2005

LIBERTY FINANCIAL

CFTC SETTLES CASE WITH LIBERTY FINANCIAL TRADING CORP: December 28, 2004

LINUXOR ASSET MANAGEMENT

CFTC CASE TARGETS LINUXOR HEDGE FUND: November 7, 2005

LONGHORN FINANCIAL ADVISORS LLP, PHOENIX FINANCIAL GROUP

CFTC SETTLES CASE WITH NORTH CAROLINA MAN WHO TOUTED WHOPPING COMMODITY PROFITS FROM HIS COMPUTER TRADING SYSTEM: June 29, 2006

MAC SYSTEMS

DEFAULT JUDGMENT IN CFTC CASE AGAINST PROMOTER OF MAC SYSTEMS OPTIONS PROGRAM: November 26, 2006

MADISON DEANE

GUILTY PLEAS ANNOUNCED IN FED CASE AGAINST FOREX BOILER ROOM MADISON DEANE: September 13, 2005

MARQUIS GROUP OF PANAMA

CFTC GETS MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR JUDGMENT AGAINST MARQUIS GROUP OF PANAMA; July 28, 2005

MELROSE ASSET MANAGEMENT

CFTC TARGETS AUDITORS OF COMMODITY POOL FRAUD: October 21, 2004

MERCURY MANAGEMENT

MERCURY MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTERS BARRED FROM COMMODITY TRADING ACTIVITIES IN SETTLEMENT OF CFTC CASE: February 9, 2007

MERRILL LYNCH

FORMER ENERGY TRADER GORDON SENTENCED FOR EMBEZZLING $43 MILLION FROM MERRILL LYNCH: December 5, 2005

MIDLAND EURO

MIDLAND EURO PRINCIPAL SENTENCED IN LOS ANGELES: June 17, 2005

FORMER OPERATOR OF MIDLAND EURO COMMODITY SCAM SENTENCED IN CALFORNIA: March 24, 2005

MONEY PASS SCHEME

DEFAULT JUDGMENT ENTERED IN MONEY PASS MANIPULATIVE TRADING SCHEME: August 18, 2016

NATIONAL INVESTMENT CONSULTANTS INC and PACIFIC BEST GROUP LTD

CALIFORNIA SETTLES WITH SAN FRANCISCO FOREX PROMOTERS ZHOU, XU, AND TSE: February 21, 2007

NATURAL GAS BENCHMARK and MANIPULATION

FORMER NATURAL GAS TRADER GETS PRISON SENTENCE FOR REPORTING FAKE TRADES: May 23, 2006

DEFERRED PROSECUTION DEAL FOR WILLIAMS POWER OVER ALLEGED NATURAL GAS PRICE MANIPULATION: May 4, 2006

STUDY FOR STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL GROUP FINDS ACTIVITIES OF COMMODITY SPECULATORS CRITICAL TO NATURAL GAS PRICE HIKES: May 3, 2006

FIVE CFTC CASES ALLEGE TRADERS TRIED TO MANIPULATE NATURAL GAS PRICES: February 28, 2005

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER TO PAY $81 MILLION IN PENALTIES FOR NATURAL GAS VIOLATIONS: February 22, 2005

OPERATION WOODEN NICKEL

FOREX FRAUDSTER CONVICTED IN NEW YORK WAS DEFENDANT IN CFTC’S OPERATION WOODEN NICKEL: April 28, 2005

OPTIONEEER SYSTEM

OPTIONEER SYSTEM PROMOTER TARGETED IN CFTC CASE: March 29, 2006

ORION INTERNATIONAL

OREGON RESIDENT SENTENCED IN FRAUDULENT FOREX SCHEME: May 1, 2006

PINNACLE CAPITAL FUND and WHITE PINE TRUST

MAN WHO POSED AS SATISFIED CUSTOMER OF PINNACLE CAPITAL FUND SENTENCED IN SAN DIEGO: June 16, 2006

PINNACLE CAPITAL FUND OPERATOR MATTHEWS SENTENCED IN SAN DIEGO: January 27, 2006

SAN DIEGO MAN WHO GAVE FAKE REFERENCES FOR PINNACLE CAPITAL FOREX SCHEME PLEADS GUILTY: September 27, 2005

WHITE PINE TRUST PROMOTER PLEADS GUILTY IN SAN DIEGO: May 27, 2005

FUGITIVE FOREX PROMOTER INDICTED IN SAN DIEGO: December 17, 2004

POWERSOURCE

FORMER CEO OF POWERSOURCE SENTENCED IN CALIFORNIA ELECTRIC DEREGULATION INVESTMENT SCAM: April 23, 2007

PRESIDENTIAL FX INC

INJUNCTION ENTERED IN CFTC CASE AGAINST COMMODITIES BOILER ROOM PRESIDENTIAL FX INC: March 16, 2007

PRIME TRADING COMPANY, COMMERCIAL HEDGE SERVICES

CFTC SAYS NEBRASKA BANK LIABLE FOR TRADER’S VIOLATIONS: December 10, 2004

REFCO

REFCO CHAIRMAN/CEO BENNETT ARRESTED ON FRAUD CHARGES: November 22, 2005

RENNCO FUTURES GROUP

PERMANENT INJUNCTION ENTERED IN CFTC CASE AGAINST CONVICTED OKLAHOMA COMMODITIES FRAUDSTER: June 29, 2006

RICHMOND GLOBAL

RICHMOND GLOBAL ASSOCIATES ACCUSED OF $3.5 MILLION FOREX FRAUD: March 19, 2005

RIN FRAUD

TWO MEN PLEAD GUILTY IN BIOFUELS CREDIT CAROUSEL FRAUD: November 18, 2016

OWNERS OF INDIANA FUEL COMPANY PLEAD GUILTY TO TAX AND RENEWABLE FUELS CREDIT FRAUDS: October 28, 2016

RISK CAPITAL TRADING GROUP

INJUNCTION IN CFTC CASE BARS PROMOTERS OF RISK CAPITAL TRADING GROUP FROM COMMODITIES ACTIVITIES: January 30, 2007

STERLING ONLINE PROCESSING SERVICE LLC

OPERATORS OF IRAQI DINAR SCHEME INDICTED IN ATLANTA: March 5, 2016

TEAM FOREX INTERNATIONAL

JUDGMENT ENTERED IN CFTC ACTION AGAINST SOUTH AFRICAN BUSINESSMAN: February 2, 2007

SOUTH AFRICAN SUED BY CFTC FOR ALLEGED MISREPRESENTATION OF COMMODITY TRADING RECORD: November 14, 2005

TECH TRADERS, SHASTA CAPITAL ASSOCIATES LLC, EQUITY FINANCIAL GROUP LLC, MAGNUM INVESTMENTS LTD, KAIVALYA HOLDING GROUP INC

TECH TRADERS AT THE CENTER OF CFTC CASE: September 6, 2004

TRADE EXCHANGE NETWORK LTD

IRISH COMPANY TRADE EXCHANGE NETWORK LTD SETTLES CFTC CASE: November 9, 2005

TRADEWINDS INTERNATIONAL LLC

COMMODITY FRAUDSTER WHO SENT DVD WITH CONFESSION TO INVESTORS SENTENCED IN CHICAGO: November 14, 2005

TRADING WEST INC

TWO INDICTED IN CURRENCY SCHEME THROUGH TRADING WEST INC: October 6, 2005

UNITED INVESTORS GROUP

FINAL JUDGMENT IN CFTC CASE ON FOREX BOILER ROOM UNITED INVESTORS GROUP: November 28, 2006

CFTC SUES UNITED INVESTORS GROUP OVER OPTIONS TRADING SCHEME: January 26, 2005

UNIVERSAL MONEY TRADERS

CALIFORNIA ORDERS HALT TO COMMODITY OPTIONS PROMOTION BY REPEAT OFFENDER: February 7, 2006

USFX CORPORATION, WORLDWIDE FOREX CORPORATION

FOREX FRAUDSTER LUGER SENTENCED IN FLORIDA: May 5, 2006

VICTCO FINANCIAL SERVICES INC

PERMANENT INJUNCTION ENTERED ON VICTCO FINANCIAL SERVICES IN CFTC CASE: May 5, 2005

WALL STREET UNDERGROUND

DEFAULT JUDGMENT IN CFTC CASE AGAINST PROMOTERS OF WALL STREET UNDERGROUND: November 28, 2006

WALTER SCOTT LEV

FOREX BOILER ROOM DEFENDANTS SENTENCED IN NEW YORK: December 26, 2004

WILSHIRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

FINAL JUDGMENT IN CFTC CASE AGAINST WILSHIRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION: October 2, 2006

WINDSOR FOREX TRADING CORPORATION

WINDSOR FOREX OPERATOR SUED BY CFTC: July 5, 2005

WORLD MARKET ADVISORS

CFTC CHARGES WORLD MARKET ADVISORS AND AFFILIATES OVER $17 MILLION FOREX SCHEME: July 21, 2005

WORLDWIDE COMMODITIES CORPORATION

CFTC SETTLES WITH PRINCIPALS AND SALESMEN OF WORLDWIDE COMMODITY CORPORATION: March 22, 2007

WORLD-WIDE CURRENCY SERVICES

OVER $6 MILLION OF PENALTIES AGAINST WORLD-WIDE CURRENCY SERVICES IN FLORIDA CASE: March 18, 2005

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