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South Carolina Couple to Pay over $10 Million for Forex Ponzi Scheme

Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2016 4:46 pm
by kreslik.news

On Monday, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the ‎independent agency that regulates futures and option markets, announced that the District Court of South Carolina entered a summary judgment order against Robert S. Leben and Amy L. Leben for misappropriating investors funds and failing to register as commodity pool operators. The Court’s Order , which was unsealed today, requires the Lebens to pay more than $10 million in restitution, civil penalties and disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, in addition to a permanent injunctive relief.

In a CFTC enforcement action, Robert S. Leben and Amy L. Leben were accused of running a ... (read more)