Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the CFTC has issued a Customer Advisory that is meant to serve as a warning for people who use online dating and social media platforms but get pulled into scams where they send money to “fraudulent websites that claim to trade foreign currency exchange (forex) contracts, precious metals contracts,… Read More >>
Justice Department Compensates Madoff Victims via Asset Forfeiture Funds
The Department of Justice (DoJ) reports that the Madoff victim fund (MVF) has begun its initial distribution of $772.5 million in funds forfeited to the U.S. government in connection with the Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS) fraud scheme. Bernard “Bernie” Madoff is, of course, the perpetrator of the largest financial fraud in American… Read More >>
