# CFTC AND STATE OF CALIFORNIA CHARGE SAN FRANCISCO FOREIGN CURRENCY FIRM NATIONAL INVESTMENT CONSULTANTS, INC. AND OTHER COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH FRAUD; Federal Court Freezes Assets of National Investment Consultants, Inc.; South China Investments, Inc.; Pacific Best Group Limited, a.k.a. Pacific Best Company Ltd.; Run Ping Zhou, a.k.a Flora Zhou; Yi Kerry Xu; and Wei M. Tse, a.k.a. Raymond Tse

> CFTC release 5099-05 · 2005-07-21 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5099-05
- **Release date:** 2005-07-21
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC AND STATE OF CALIFORNIA CHARGE SAN FRANCISCO FOREIGN CURRENCY FIRM NATIONAL INVESTMENT CONSULTANTS, INC. AND OTHER COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH FRAUD; Federal Court Freezes Assets of National Investment Consultants, Inc.; South China Investments, Inc.; Pacific Best Group Limited, a.k.a. Pacific Best Company Ltd.; Run Ping Zhou, a.k.a Flora Zhou; Yi Kerry Xu; and Wei M. Tse, a.k.a. Raymond Tse
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5099-05

## 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 5099-05, "CFTC AND STATE OF CALIFORNIA CHARGE SAN FRANCISCO FOREIGN CURRENCY FIRM NATIONAL INVESTMENT CONSULTANTS, INC. AND OTHER COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH FRAUD; Federal Court Freezes Assets of National Investment Consultants, Inc.; South China Investments, Inc.; Pacific Best Group Limited, a.k.a. Pacific Best Company Ltd.; Run Ping Zhou, a.k.a Flora Zhou; Yi Kerry Xu; and Wei M. Tse, a.k.a. Raymond Tse", 2005-07-21. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-17 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5099-05.

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