# CFTC CHARGES NEW YORK HEDGE FUND, LINUXOR ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND ITS PRINCIPAL, ABBAS A. SHAH, WITH FRAUD; CFTC Alleges that Linuxor and Shah Defrauded Fund Participants by Failing to Send Them Required Periodic Statements and by Misrepresenting the Value of the Fund; Defendants Also Charged With Failure to Send Timely Required Annual Reports to the National Futures Association

> CFTC release 5115-05 · 2005-09-20 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5115-05
- **Release date:** 2005-09-20
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC CHARGES NEW YORK HEDGE FUND, LINUXOR ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND ITS PRINCIPAL, ABBAS A. SHAH, WITH FRAUD; CFTC Alleges that Linuxor and Shah Defrauded Fund Participants by Failing to Send Them Required Periodic Statements and by Misrepresenting the Value of the Fund; Defendants Also Charged With Failure to Send Timely Required Annual Reports to the National Futures Association
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5115-05

## 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 5115-05, "CFTC CHARGES NEW YORK HEDGE FUND, LINUXOR ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND ITS PRINCIPAL, ABBAS A. SHAH, WITH FRAUD; CFTC Alleges that Linuxor and Shah Defrauded Fund Participants by Failing to Send Them Required Periodic Statements and by Misrepresenting the Value of the Fund; Defendants Also Charged With Failure to Send Timely Required Annual Reports to the National Futures Association", 2005-09-20. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-12 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5115-05.

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