U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Summit Trading & Capital LLC et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:11-cv-01436

Court:

Illinois Central

Nature of Suit:

Securities/Commodities

Judge:

James E. Shadid

Government Agencies

  1. May 31, 2013

    Trader's Wife Fined By CFTC Over $2M Pool Investment Scam

    Melissa Rushton, the wife of former Summit Trading & Capital LLC manager Brant Rushton, on Friday agreed to pay the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission $50,000 to settle allegations stemming from her role in a $2 million commodity pool investment scam.

  2. April 03, 2013

    Commodity Trading Manager Fined $5M Over Investment Scam

    Summit Trading & Capital LLC and its manager Brant Rushton were hit with a nearly $5 million restitution and penalty order Wednesday by an Illinois federal court that had ruled for commodity regulators accusing them of a $2 million commodity pool investment scam.

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