Nine Defendants from “Operation Wooden Nickel” Ordered to Pay Restitution, Return Ill-Gotten Gains, and Pay Fines Totaling More Than $14,000,000 Other enforcement

CFTC release 5315-07 · 2007-04-13 · view on cftc.gov ↗

Key facts

Release number: 5315-07
Release date: 2007-04-13
Type: Other enforcement
Primary source: https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5315-07

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