U.S. District Court Orders Texas Man Willie Lee Cloud, Jr. and his Company, C & R Financial, Inc., to Pay More than $5.35 Million in Restitution and a Civil Monetary Penalty for Operating a Foreign Currency Ponzi Scheme Ponzi scheme

Key facts

Release number

6012-11

Release date

2011-03-30

Type

Ponzi scheme

Primary source

https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/6012-11

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