Federal Court Orders California Resident David Bryant to Pay More than $6 Million in Restitution and Penalties for Fraud and Misappropriation Fraud

Key facts

Release number

7373-16

Release date

2016-05-26

Type

Fraud

Primary source

https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/7373-16

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