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CFTC v. Traders Domain FX Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Investment Fraud’)

September 30, 2024
Complaint in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Traders Domain FX Ltd., d.b.a. The Traders Domain, described as a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines company based in Canada; Fredirick Teddy Joseph Safranko, a.k.a. Ted Safranko, of Canada; David William Negus-Romvari, of Canada; Ares Global Ltd., d.b.a. Trubluefx, of Saint Lucia; Algo Capital LLC, Algo FX Capital Advisor LLC, now known as Quant5 Advisor LLC; Robert Collazo Jr., Juan Herman, a.k.a. JJ Herman; John Fortini, Steven Likos, Michael Shannon Sims, Holton Buggs Jr., Centurion Capital Group Inc., Alejandro Santiestaban, a.k.a. Alex Santi; Gabriel Beltran, and Archie Rice at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

CFTC v. Aipu Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$3.6M Investment Fraud’)

September 27, 2024
Complaint alleging a "fraudulent investment scheme" that defrauded "at least $3,630,848.90 from not less than 32 customers" in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Aipu Limited, of England; Fidefx Investments Limited, of England; Chao Li, of China; Qian Bai, of China, and Lan Bai, of Oklahoma, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

CFTC v. TOTSA TotalEnergies Trading SA: $48M Fine (‘Market Manipulation’)

August 27, 2024
Administrative Order by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission imposing a fine of $48 million on TOTSA TotalEnergies Trading SA, formerly known as TOTSA Total Oil Trading SA, of Switzerland, for allegedly attempting to manipulate the market for futures contracts linked to EBOB, which was described as "a type of refined gasoline used primarily in automobiles in Europe".

CFTC v. FTX Trading Ltd. et al: Consent Order (‘$12.7B Penalties’)

August 7, 2024
Consent Order requiring restitution of $8.7 billion and disgorgement of $4 billion in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. FTX Trading Ltd., of Antigua and Barbuda, and Alameda Research LLC, of Delaware, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, USA.

CFTC v. Falcon Labs Ltd.: $1.7M Disgorgement & Fine

May 13, 2024
Order by the Commodity Futures Commission imposing a fine and disgorgement totaling $1,768,512 on Falcon Labs Ltd., a crypto prime brokerage domiciled in the Seychelles, for operating as "a futures commission merchant" without being registered.

CFTC v. KuCoin et al: Complaint (‘Unregistered Crypto Exchange’)

March 26, 2024
Complaint in U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Mek Global Limited, of the Seychelles; PhoenixFin PTE. Ltd., of Singapore; Flashdot Limited, of the Cayman Islands, and Peken Global Limited, of the Seychelles, "collectively doing business as a centralized digital asset exchange under the name 'KuCoin'", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

CFTC v. Debiex et al: Complaint (‘Pig Butchering Fraud’)

January 17, 2024
Complaint alleging fraud in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Debiex, as Defendant, and Zhāng Chéng Yáng, described as "a Chinese ntional", as Relief Defendant, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

CFTC v. Stephen Ehrlich: Complaint (‘Voyager Digital Crypto Fraud’)

October 12, 2023
Complaint alleging the defendant and Voyager Digital, of which he was CEO, "fraudulently solicited participation in and operated a digital asset trading and custody platform in a manner that resulted in Voyager’s bankruptcy, owing its U.S. customers over $1.7 billion" in U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Stephen Ehrlich at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

CFTC v. Or Patreanu et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)

September 29, 2023
Complaint alleging the defendants, "doing business under multiple brand names including Trade2Get, Coinbull, Cryptonxt, Tradenix, Cryptobravos, Nittrex, Wobit, and Pinance", perpetrated a crypto-based investment fraud in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Or Patreanu, of Israel; Snir Hananya, of Italy; Artem Prokopenko, of Ukraine; Elijah Samson, of Germany, and Expected Value Plus Ltd., of Seychelles, at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Starberry Ltd.: $1.4M Disgorgement

June 24, 2022
Administrative Order by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission imposing a penalty of $1,376,207 on Starberry Limited, of Cyprus, for operating as a "futures commission merchant" without being registered.

ED&F Man Capital Markets Ltd.: $3.25M Fine

March 15, 2022
Administrative Order by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission imposing a fine of $3.25 million on ED&F Man Capital Markets Ltd., described as a London-based "swap dealer" whose "swaps business is focused on metals and foreign currencies, for regulatory breaches.

Kunal Bansal et al: $100K Fine

December 27, 2021
Administrative Order by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission imposing a fine of $100,000 on Kunal Bansal, Vinit Agarwal, Aralia Securities Ltd., described as "a "family office" investment entity, based in Hong Kong", and Vintage Bullion DMCC, described as "a commodities-trading company, based in Dubai, UAE".

Tether Holdings Ltd. et al: $41M Fine

October 15, 2021
Administrative Order by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission imposing a fine of $41 million on Tether Holdings Limited, Tether Operations Limited, and Tether International Limited, all of the British Virgin Islands, and Tether Limited, of Hong Kong, for alleged fraud with its "virtual currency stablecoin".

Bitfinex: $1.5M Fine

October 15, 2021
Administrative Order by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission imposing a fine of $1.5 million on iFinex Inc., BFXNA Inc., and BFXWW Inc., all of the British Virgin Islands, a crypto group collectively doing business as Bitfinex, for regulatory breaches.

CFTC v. Credit Suisse International et al: $1.5M Fine

June 25, 2021
Administrative Order by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission imposing a fine of $1.5 million on Credit Suisse International, of London, England; Credit Suisse Securities Europe Limited, of London, England, and Credit Suisse Capital LLC, of New York, NY, for regulatory breaches, specifically submitting "inaccurate daily valuation data for the majority of their equity swap transactions".

Coinbase Inc.: $6.5M Fine

March 19, 2021
Administrative Order by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission imposing a fine of $6.5 million on Coinbase, Inc., described as a San Francisco-based "digital asset company", for "recklessly delivering false, misleading or inaccurate reports concerning transactions in digital assets, including Bitcoin, on the electronic trading platform it operated, GDAX".

JPMorgan Chase & Co. et al: $920M Penalty

September 29, 2020
Administrative Order imposing penalties totaling $920 million on JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC for "a pattern of spoofing in the precious metals futures market and in the U.S. Treasury futures market".

OTC Europe LLP: $120K Fine

September 23, 2020
Order vt the Commodity Futures Trading Commission imposing a fine of $120,000 on OTC Europe LLP, of England, for regulatory breaches.

OANDA Corporation: $500K Fine

August 21, 2020
Administrative Order imposing a fine of $500,000 on OANDA Corporation, of Toronto, Canada, before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

The Bank of Nova Scotia: $60M Penalties

August 19, 2020
Spoofing Order imposing financial penalties totaling $60.4 million on The Bank of Nova Scotia, before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

The Bank of Nova Scotia: $17M Fine

August 19, 2020
False Statements Order imposing a fine of $17 million on The Bank of Nova Scotia, before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Interactive Brokers LLC: $12.2M Penalties

August 10, 2020
Administrative Order imposing penalties totaling $12.2 million on Interactive Brokers LLC, of Greenwich, Connecticut, for regulatory breaches involving client accounts that were used for fraud, before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Gain Capital UK Ltd.: $250K Fine

June 8, 2020
Order Instituting Proceedings and Imposing Penalties on Gain Capital UK Limited, of the United Kingdom, before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

XBT Corp. Sarl: Findings & Sanctions (CFTC)

October 31, 2019
Order Instituting Proceedings, Making Findings and Imposing Remedial Sanctions for failing to register as a Futures Commission Merchant against XBT Corp. Sarl, d.b.a. First Global Credit, a cryptocurrency exchange firm domiciled in Switzerland, before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Rafael Marconato: Sanctions

September 12, 2019
Order Instituting Proceedings, Making Findings and Imposing Remedial Sanctions regarding fraud against Rafael Marconato, described as a current rersident of Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil and a former resident of Miami, Florida, before the U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Curtis Dalton: Sanctions

July 29, 2019
Findings and Sanctions by the U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission regarding Curtis Dalton, of Massachusetts, d.b.a. Binary International, a binary options trader who "did business pursuant to an agreement with a British Virgin Islands company located in Cyprus".