Regulation
CFTC Charges South African Firm and CEO With $1.7 Billion Bitcoin Fraud
Regulator says it is the largest fraudulent scheme involving the cryptocurrency in any CFTC case.
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Crypto Companies Charged in $44 Million Ponzi Scheme
The owners of EmpowerCoin, ECoinPlus and Jet-Coin face charges of wire fraud, money laundering and obstruction of justice, among others.
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Former CIO Charged With Overvaluing Funds by $1 Billion
Infinity Q Capital Management’s James Velissaris allegedly pocketed nearly $27 million in ill-gotten fees
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Regulators Accuse Investment Firm of Preying on Elderly
The SEC and CFTC allege an LA firm continues to target mostly elderly or retirement-aged victims as part of a precious metals scam.
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Cryptocurrency Trader ‘Coin Signals’ Pleads Guilty to Commodities Fraud
Jeremy Spence, whose trades consistently tanked, lured investors with tales of 148% returns.
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JPMorgan Chase to Pay Nearly $1 Billion to Settle Trade Manipulation Charges
Bank avoids criminal charges by agreeing to record $920.2 million CFTC fine and a $35 million SEC fine.
Risk
Climate Change Poses ‘Major Risk’ to US Economy, Says CFTC Report
Combating threat will require public and private investments ‘in the trillions of dollars.’
Regulation
SEC, DOJ, CFTC Charge Three in Ponzi Scheme Targeting African Immigrants
The defendants allegedly posed as pastors to gain the trust of unsuspecting churchgoers, among other things.
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Research Calls Lack of Diversity Atop Financial Regulators a ‘Bipartisan Failure’
There has never been an African American chair of the SEC, CFTC, or FDIC.