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CFTC Charges Florida Man with Forex and Binary Options Fraud and Misappropriation
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida against Patrick Wonsey of Riverview, Florida. The complaint charges Wonsey with fraud and misappropriation related to a trading scheme involving, among other things, leveraged or margined retail foreign currency (forex) and binary options traded on and off CFTC-regulated exchanges. Wonsey solicited at least $3.4 million from at least 50 individuals. The CFTC seeks disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, civil monetary penalties, restitution, permanent registration and trading bans, ... (full story)