# LOS ANGELES-AREA FOREIGN CURRENCY FIRM EMERALD WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC., AND ITS PRESIDENT, JIAN ZHUANG, SANCTIONED BY COURT FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH CONTEMPT ORDER IN FEDERAL LAWSUIT CONCERNING INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY SCAM THAT ALLEGEDLY DEFRAUDED 300 CUSTOMERS OF OVER $5 MILLION; Court Orders Coercive Sanctions, Including Fines, And Warns Of Possible Arrest of Zhuang For Failure To Pay

> CFTC release 5003-04 · 2004-10-04 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5003-04
- **Release date:** 2004-10-04
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** LOS ANGELES-AREA FOREIGN CURRENCY FIRM EMERALD WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC., AND ITS PRESIDENT, JIAN ZHUANG, SANCTIONED BY COURT FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH CONTEMPT ORDER IN FEDERAL LAWSUIT CONCERNING INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY SCAM THAT ALLEGEDLY DEFRAUDED 300 CUSTOMERS OF OVER $5 MILLION; Court Orders Coercive Sanctions, Including Fines, And Warns Of Possible Arrest of Zhuang For Failure To Pay
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5003-04

## 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 5003-04, "LOS ANGELES-AREA FOREIGN CURRENCY FIRM EMERALD WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC., AND ITS PRESIDENT, JIAN ZHUANG, SANCTIONED BY COURT FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH CONTEMPT ORDER IN FEDERAL LAWSUIT CONCERNING INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY SCAM THAT ALLEGEDLY DEFRAUDED 300 CUSTOMERS OF OVER $5 MILLION; Court Orders Coercive Sanctions, Including Fines, And Warns Of Possible Arrest of Zhuang For Failure To Pay", 2004-10-04. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5003-04.

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