# FEDERAL COURT FREEZES ASSETS OF SEATTLE FIRM AND FOUR OTHER DEFENDANTS CHARGED WITH INTERNATIONAL SCHEME THAT DEFRAUDED U.S. CUSTOMERS OF OVER $8.5 MILLION; CFTC Alleged That Premium Income Corp., Its Principal, Gerald Rogers, And Others, Made False Claims About Profit and Risk, And Misappropriated Funds; Rogers is a Recent Ex-Convict Who Served Time for Similar Crimes

> CFTC release 5053-05 · 2005-03-08 · **Other enforcement** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5053-05
- **Release date:** 2005-03-08
- **Type:** Other enforcement
- **Title:** FEDERAL COURT FREEZES ASSETS OF SEATTLE FIRM AND FOUR OTHER DEFENDANTS CHARGED WITH INTERNATIONAL SCHEME THAT DEFRAUDED U.S. CUSTOMERS OF OVER $8.5 MILLION; CFTC Alleged That Premium Income Corp., Its Principal, Gerald Rogers, And Others, Made False Claims About Profit and Risk, And Misappropriated Funds; Rogers is a Recent Ex-Convict Who Served Time for Similar Crimes
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5053-05

## 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 5053-05, "FEDERAL COURT FREEZES ASSETS OF SEATTLE FIRM AND FOUR OTHER DEFENDANTS CHARGED WITH INTERNATIONAL SCHEME THAT DEFRAUDED U.S. CUSTOMERS OF OVER $8.5 MILLION; CFTC Alleged That Premium Income Corp., Its Principal, Gerald Rogers, And Others, Made False Claims About Profit and Risk, And Misappropriated Funds; Rogers is a Recent Ex-Convict Who Served Time for Similar Crimes", 2005-03-08. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-19 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5053-05.

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