CFTC Charges Charlotte, North Carolina Couple Sidney and Charlotte Hanson and their Companies with Operating a $22.5 Million Foreign Currency Ponzi Scheme Ponzi scheme

CFTC release 5689-09 · 2009-08-08 · view on cftc.gov ↗

Key facts

Release number: 5689-09
Release date: 2009-08-08
Type: Ponzi scheme
Primary source: https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/5689-09

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