CFTC-PR-8956-24

CFTC-PR-8956-24 (Aug. 29, 2024)


Federal Court Orders Operator of Commodity Trading Fund to Pay Restitution and Penalties for Defrauding Fund Participants and Commingling Pool Funds

Washington, D.C. – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered a consent order finding Harris Bruce Landgarten, a resident of Old Brookville, New York, defrauded pool participants. He also commingled pool funds with his own funds in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations.


CFTC News Release - CFTC-PR-8956-24

CFTC-PR-8956-24

Date: Aug. 29, 2024

Accessed: Aug. 29, 2024

Source URL: https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8956-24

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