CFTC Charges Austin, Texas Resident Steven Leigh Shakespeare and His Company, Guardian Futures, Inc., With Fraud and Unauthorized Trading Fraud

CFTC release 5645-09 · 2009-04-10 · view on cftc.gov ↗

Key facts

Release number
5645-09
Release date
2009-04-10
Type
Fraud
Primary source
https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5645-09

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