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U.S. Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of CFTC in Fraud Case Against Monex Deposit Company

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ……   On Thursday, July 22, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction in the CFTC’s anti-fraud enforcement action against Monex Deposit Company (Monex) and its affiliated companies and principals on July 20. This marks […]

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Gold & Precious Metals: Ninth Circuit Rules for CFTC in Fraud Case Against Monex

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By Commodity Futures Trading Commission …. On Thursday, July 25, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reinstated its anti-fraud enforcement action against Monex Deposit Company and its affiliated companies and principals. The Ninth Circuit held that the district court erred in dismissing the case, and ruled that the CFTC’s charges of […]

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Mintco, Owners to Pay $340,000 for Illegal Precious Metals Transactions: CFTC

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By Commodity Futures Trading Commission ….   The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained three related Consent Orders of Permanent Injunction against Defendants Mintco LLC of Delray Beach, Florida, and its owners Stuart Rubin of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Richard Q. Zimmerman of Wellington Florida, finding that all Defendants engaged in illegal off-exchange precious metals […]

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Monex: Will the CFTC End Retail Bullion Leverage?

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By Joshua Gibbons – About.Ag – for CoinWeek …. I first started following Monex in late 2014, about a year after the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) started their investigation. Their investigation, as you have likely heard, resulted in a lawsuit alleging “one of the largest precious metals fraud cases in the history of […]

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CFTC Files Complaint Against Monex Alleging $290 Million Fraud

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One of the largest cases of fraud the CFTC has ever dealt with, according to new lawsuit By CoinWeek News Staff …. On Wednesday, September 6, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil injunction against three associated precious metals trading companies and the father and son partners who run them. The three companies, […]

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Asset Management to Pay Almost $2 Million Over Illegal Precious Metals Transactions

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By Commodity Futures Trading Commission ….   The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Judge Jose E. Martinez of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered a Consent Order against North American Asset Management, LLC (NAAM) of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, its owner and president Alexi Bethel of Miami, Florida, […]

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Feds Order Kelvin Burgos to Pay More Than $486,300 for Illegal Precious Metals Transactions

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By Commodity Futures Trading Commission ….   The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered a final Order of Default Judgment (Order) against Defendants Kelvin Burgos and his company K.B. Concepts Group, LLC d/b/a Apex Asset Advisors, LLC […]

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Federal Court Orders More Than $1 Million in Restitution from Guardian Asset Group

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By Commodity Futures Trading Commission ….   On May 23, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Judge Kenneth A. Marra of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered a Consent Order against Guardian Asset Group, LLC (Guardian) of West Palm Beach, Florida, and its owner and principal, Andrew […]

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Federal Court Orders More Than $1 Million in Restitution from Guardian Asset Group

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By Commodity Futures Trading Commission …. On May 23, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Judge Kenneth A. Marra of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered a Consent Order against Guardian Asset Group, LLC (Guardian) of West Palm Beach, Florida, and its owner and principal, Andrew Kurzbard, […]

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NTR Metals and Illegal South American Gold

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By Joshua Gibbons – About.Ag – for CoinWeek …. When I first heard about Peruvian gold smuggling early last year, I didn’t really believe it. I was talking to the owner of a bullion dealer that I suspected was in financial trouble, and he said that NTR Metals was caught smuggling $20M of gold from […]

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Federal Court Orders Nevada Man to Pay $2.9 Million+ Penalty for Illegal Precious Metals Transactions

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Court Earlier Entered a Default Judgment Order against Oakmont Financial, Inc. By Commodity Futures Trading Commission ….   The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Judge William P. Dimitrouleas of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered an Order of Final Judgment by Default (Order) against Defendant Joseph Charles […]

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International Monetary Metals Ordered to Pay over $9.8 Million for Illegal Precious Metals Transactions

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In CFTC Enforcement Action, Federal Court Orders Florida Resident Martin Sommers and His Company International Monetary Metals, Inc. to Pay over $9.8 Million for Engaging in Illegal, Off-Exchange Precious Metals Transactions and Registration Violations By Commodity Futures Trading Commission ….   On August 12, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Judge […]

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Oakmont Financial Charged with Illegal Precious Metals Transactions

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By Commodity Futures Trading Commission….   The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil injunctive enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Defendants Oakmont Financial, Inc. (Oakmont) of Boynton Beach, Florida, and Joseph Charles DiCrisci of New York, New York, an Oakmont owner and principal. The […]

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Precious Metals Prices Will Be More Volatile Beginning October 1

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Commentary on Precious Metals Prepared for CoinWeek.com By Patrick A. Heller Precious Metals Prices are going to get more volatile starting October 1. The CME Group (NASDAQ: CME), which owns the COMEX, NYMEX, GLOBEX, and other commodity exchanges, has announced new margin rules on leveraged accounts to take effect that date in order to comply with […]

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