# CFTC CHARGES NEW YORK FIRM FIRST LIBERTY GROUP AND ITS PRESIDENT, MAURICIO DA SILVA, WITH STEALING MILLIONS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY SCAM; U.S. District Court Judge Freezes Defendants' Assets and Prohibits Defendants from Destroying Documents

> CFTC release 5001-04 · 2004-10-04 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5001-04
- **Release date:** 2004-10-04
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** CFTC CHARGES NEW YORK FIRM FIRST LIBERTY GROUP AND ITS PRESIDENT, MAURICIO DA SILVA, WITH STEALING MILLIONS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY SCAM; U.S. District Court Judge Freezes Defendants' Assets and Prohibits Defendants from Destroying Documents
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5001-04

## 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 5001-04, "CFTC CHARGES NEW YORK FIRM FIRST LIBERTY GROUP AND ITS PRESIDENT, MAURICIO DA SILVA, WITH STEALING MILLIONS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY SCAM; U.S. District Court Judge Freezes Defendants' Assets and Prohibits Defendants from Destroying Documents", 2004-10-04. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5001-04.

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