# CFTC CHARGES FLORIDA BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY EXCHANGE, INC. AND ITS PRINCIPALS WITH $900,000 FOREIGN CURRENCY OPTIONS SCAM; CFTC Alleges that International Currency Exchange, Inc., Michael Cottec, John Aucella, and Eugene Aucella Fraudulently Solicited Customers; Worldwide Clearing, LLC Also Charged

> CFTC release 5131-05 · 2005-10-18 · **Fraud** · ENFORCEMENT

## Key facts

- **Release number:** 5131-05
- **Release date:** 2005-10-18
- **Type:** Fraud
- **Title:** CFTC CHARGES FLORIDA BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY EXCHANGE, INC. AND ITS PRINCIPALS WITH $900,000 FOREIGN CURRENCY OPTIONS SCAM; CFTC Alleges that International Currency Exchange, Inc., Michael Cottec, John Aucella, and Eugene Aucella Fraudulently Solicited Customers; Worldwide Clearing, LLC Also Charged
- **Primary source:** https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5131-05

## 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 5131-05, "CFTC CHARGES FLORIDA BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY EXCHANGE, INC. AND ITS PRINCIPALS WITH $900,000 FOREIGN CURRENCY OPTIONS SCAM; CFTC Alleges that International Currency Exchange, Inc., Michael Cottec, John Aucella, and Eugene Aucella Fraudulently Solicited Customers; Worldwide Clearing, LLC Also Charged", 2005-10-18. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-16 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cftc-action/5131-05.

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