# FEDERAL COURT FREEZES ASSETS OF FLORIDA FIRM AND FIVE INDIVIDUALS CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING CUSTOMERS OF OVER $6 MILLION; CFTC Alleges that United Investors Group, Inc., Former Director Andrew D. Ross, CEO Paul F. Plunkett, and Traders Greg P. Allotta, Jay M. Levy, and Michael H. Savitsky III, Made False Claims that Customers Would Make Large Profits with Little Risk

> CFTC release 5037-05 · 2005-01-11 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5037-05
- **Release date:** 2005-01-11
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** FEDERAL COURT FREEZES ASSETS OF FLORIDA FIRM AND FIVE INDIVIDUALS CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING CUSTOMERS OF OVER $6 MILLION; CFTC Alleges that United Investors Group, Inc., Former Director Andrew D. Ross, CEO Paul F. Plunkett, and Traders Greg P. Allotta, Jay M. Levy, and Michael H. Savitsky III, Made False Claims that Customers Would Make Large Profits with Little Risk
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5037-05

## 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 5037-05, "FEDERAL COURT FREEZES ASSETS OF FLORIDA FIRM AND FIVE INDIVIDUALS CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING CUSTOMERS OF OVER $6 MILLION; CFTC Alleges that United Investors Group, Inc., Former Director Andrew D. Ross, CEO Paul F. Plunkett, and Traders Greg P. Allotta, Jay M. Levy, and Michael H. Savitsky III, Made False Claims that Customers Would Make Large Profits with Little Risk", 2005-01-11. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5037-05.

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