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CFTC CFTC Enforcement Source document ↗
United States CFTC Enforcement Markets & Infrastructure ✓ 15 claims 03 Nov 2026

CFTC wins default judgment against Texas man, firm in commodities fraud case

The CFTC has secured a default judgment in the Northern District of Texas closing out a case first brought in 2023. The court found that Larrick and his firm solicited and misappropriated more than $3 million from participants, promising futures and options trading while running payments in the manner of a Ponzi scheme. This item sets out the findings, the monetary orders and the permanent bans imposed.

  • The court ordered a $9,767,625 civil monetary penalty and $3,255,875 in restitution against the defendants.
  • The court found the defendants misappropriated more than $3 million while falsely promising to trade futures and options in natural gas, oil and gold.
  • The judgment imposes a permanent injunction against further Commodity Exchange Act violations and permanent trading and registration bans.
  • The findings describe payments to existing participants akin to a Ponzi scheme, payment of Larrick's personal expenses and transfers to offshore accounts in Costa Rica.
  • The order resolves all claims in the CFTC's 2023 complaint, referenced as Press Release No. 8768-23.
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CFTC CFTC Enforcement Source document ↗
United States CFTC Enforcement Financial Crime ✓ 18 claims 21 Oct 2026

CFTC wins $9.2m default judgment against Louisiana man over forex fraud scheme

A federal court in Louisiana has entered a default judgment closing out a CFTC retail forex fraud case that already produced a criminal conviction. The segment covers what the court found, the penalty and bans imposed, and how the civil judgment sits alongside the nine-year prison sentence DePetrillo is already serving. Short, but a clean illustration of parallel civil and criminal resolution.

  • The court ordered a $9,211,492 civil monetary penalty against DePetrillo, Meteor LLC and NOLA FX Capital Management LLC.
  • The court found the defendants misappropriated more than $3 million through false solicitations, false account statements and Ponzi-like payments to existing participants.
  • The default judgment imposes permanent trading and registration bans and resolves all claims in the CFTC's 2024 complaint.
  • In the related criminal case, DePetrillo was sentenced on July 23, 2025 to nine years in prison and ordered to pay $6,748,412 in restitution.
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CFTC CFTC Enforcement Source document ↗
United States CFTC Enforcement Financial Crime ✓ 17 claims 20 Oct 2026

CFTC wins $288m EminiFX judgment against Eddy Alexandre over crypto Ponzi scheme

The CFTC has obtained summary judgment against Eddy Alexandre and his firm EminiFX over a commodity pool Ponzi scheme that drew more than $262 million from tens of thousands of investors in eight months. The segment covers the court's findings, the monetary relief ordered, and how much has actually been clawed back to victims so far.

  • The court ordered $228,576,962 in restitution, $15,049,500 in disgorgement and a $45,148,500 civil penalty.
  • EminiFX took in more than $262 million from tens of thousands of investors over eight months while promising weekly returns of 5% to 9.99%.
  • The firm suffered net losses exceeding $49 million, including at least $15 million Alexandre misappropriated for personal use.
  • A court-appointed receiver had returned over $98 million to more than 28,000 investors as of July 2026.
  • Alexandre is serving a nine-year prison sentence in a parallel action brought by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
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