Connecticut Resident Burton Friedlander and his Company Ordered to Pay More Than $2 Million to Defrauded Customers in Connection with Commodity Fraud Scheme Fraud

Key facts

Release number

5301-07

Release date

2007-03-15

Type

Fraud

Primary source

https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5301-07

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