CFTC Choi Forex Ponzi CTA Fraud

On Mar. 18, 2019, CFTC entered order of final judgment against Choi, Apuro, JCI.

  • Pay $1.12mn restitution to defrauded customers, $1.12mn civil monetary penalty.
  • Had also imposed permanent trading and registration bans against the defendants.
  • CFTC issued several customer protection fraud advisories on fraud warning signs, including Forex fraud advisory, a sharp rise in Forex trading scams in recent years.