# CFTC FILES FRAUD CHARGES AGAINST A NORTH CAROLINA FOREIGN CURRENCY TRADER AND HIS FIRM, WHO SOLICITED $1.2 MILLION FROM RETAIL INVESTORS; CFTC Alleges that Defendants James Darren Moore and JDM Investments Concealed Trading Losses of Almost $500,000 by Issuing False Account Statements to Customers

> CFTC release 4810-03 · 2003-07-03 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 4810-03
- **Release date:** 2003-07-03
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC FILES FRAUD CHARGES AGAINST A NORTH CAROLINA FOREIGN CURRENCY TRADER AND HIS FIRM, WHO SOLICITED $1.2 MILLION FROM RETAIL INVESTORS; CFTC Alleges that Defendants James Darren Moore and JDM Investments Concealed Trading Losses of Almost $500,000 by Issuing False Account Statements to Customers
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/4810-03

## What this is

CFTC enforcement actions cover derivatives + commodities + crypto fraud cases. The Commission charges market participants under the Commodity Exchange Act for spoofing, manipulation, fraud, wash trades, registration violations, and pool-operator misconduct. Most actions settle with restitution + civil money penalty + a bar/suspension.


## Citation

> US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, press release 4810-03, "CFTC FILES FRAUD CHARGES AGAINST A NORTH CAROLINA FOREIGN CURRENCY TRADER AND HIS FIRM, WHO SOLICITED $1.2 MILLION FROM RETAIL INVESTORS; CFTC Alleges that Defendants James Darren Moore and JDM Investments Concealed Trading Losses of Almost $500,000 by Issuing False Account Statements to Customers", 2003-07-03. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/4810-03.

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