CFTC reaches agreement with firms in bullion fraud case
The CFTC has reached an agreement with two firms engaged in a fraudulent and deceptive scheme in connection with the purchase and sale of precious metals.
Source: coinworld.com
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The CFTC has reached an agreement with two firms engaged in a fraudulent and deceptive scheme in connection with the purchase and sale of precious metals.
The scam, ongoing since 2014, involved selling silver coins to more than 200 investors, who then leased them back in exchange for monthly payments.
A precious metals dealer has been asked to pay $146 million in damages after over 500,000 silver coins disappeared. Robert Higgins ran a "fraudulent and deceptive scheme", says the CFTC.