<p><span>The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the U.S. Court for the Southern District of New York entered an order and a final judgment against Danish resident Casper Mikkelsen, a/k/a Carsten Nielsen, a/k/a Brian Thomson, a/k/a Thomas Jensen, a/k/a Casper Muller, permanently prohibiting him from trading commodity interests, and ordering him to pay $1,191,286 in restitution and a $3,573,860 penalty, which is triple the profits Mikkelsen made committing this fraud.</span></p>
Court Finds El Paso Man and His Firm Liable for Defrauding Forex and Cryptocurrency Clients of More Than $7.2 Million cftc.gov - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cftc.gov Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
<p><span>The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced that a consent order was entered in the Western District of Texas in an enforcement action against defendants </span><span>Abner Alejandro Tinoco</span><span>, and his company, </span><span>Kikit & Mess Investments, LLC</span><span>, a self-styled investment firm, finding that they misappropriated in excess of $7.2 million from investors who intended to trade forex or cryptocurrency in managed accounts. The order imposes injunctive relief, including bans relating to trading and registration.</span></p>
HMRC and the Charity Commission have both released guidance for avoiding self assessment scammers and bogus charities attempting to exploit the public.