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By Karen Gullo, Bloomberg |
January 31, 2013
Russell Wasendorf Sr., the founder of now-bankrupt commodities firm Peregrine Financial Group Inc., was sentenced to 50 years in prison for what prosecutors said was a theft of more than $215 million from customers.
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By Sara Forden |
December 27, 2012
The Chamber of Commerce intends to appeal a judge’s decision to uphold a rule requiring mutual funds invested in commodities to register with the CFTC.
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By Bob Van Voris and Andrew Harris |
December 16, 2012
JPMorgan won final approval of a $44.6 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit alleging that the bank rigged bids for municipal bonds.
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By Press Release |
December 13, 2012
Federal court issues emergency order freezing the defendants' assets, permitting expedited asset discovery, and protecting books and records.
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By Tom Schoenberg |
December 12, 2012
The CFTC defeated a federal court challenge to a rule requiring mutual funds with commodities investments to register with the agency.
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By Andrew Harris, Bloomberg |
December 11, 2012
A former MF Global Inc. broker pleaded guilty to federal commodities act violations after the U.S. accused him of making unauthorized trades that caused the now-defunct futures company to lose more than $141 million.
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By Tom Schoenberg and Silla Brush |
November 29, 2012
CME Group Inc. dropped a lawsuit challenging the CFTC's new rules on trade-data reporting after the agency backed away.
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By Peter Blumberg, Bloomberg |
November 27, 2012
Apple Inc. and LG Electronics Inc. infringed an Alcatel-Lucent SA unit’s patents for electronic devices including phones and computers, a lawyer said at the start of a trial.
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By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Allen Johnson Jr., Bloomberg |
November 27, 2012
BP Plc appeared in federal court in New Orleans to answer U.S. charges brought over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, entering a not guilty plea that won’t affect its $4 billion criminal settlement with the U.S.
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By Sara Forden |
November 26, 2012
The CFTC says the company violated securities law by offering trading in options banned for U.S. customers.
