Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Caniff et al

  1. February 27, 2020

    Ill. Judge Says Trader's Partner Was 'Transparently Bogus'

    An allegedly deceitful trader can't beat claims by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission that he ought to have dug deeper into an associate's "transparently bogus explanations" about where money was going in their joint trading venture, an Illinois federal judge said on Thursday.

  2. May 30, 2019

    Chicago Trader Who CFTC Says Stole Millions Barred

    An Illinois federal judge has barred a Chicago trader from breaking more commodity trading laws after government regulators alleged he and associates stole millions from investors by lying about his firm's success and hiding his criminal background.

  3. May 22, 2019

    CFTC Nearing Deal With Trader Who Stole Millions

    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said Wednesday it's close to finalizing a deal with a commodities trader who allegedly stole millions from investors by lying about his trading firm's success, but said his partner in the business is dodging the court's attention.

  4. May 01, 2019

    CFTC Says Options Traders Took Millions, Misled Investors

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Wednesday launched a lawsuit in Illinois federal court against the founders of a firm involved in the trading of certain commodity options, saying the men deceived investors by misstating the success of their funds.