The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed
civil enforcement actions in a New York District Court on Thursday against three separate cryptocurrency operators for allegedly defrauding customers and breaking commodity trading rules.
ETHNews reported on the case when the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced its
federal civil enforcement action against McDonnell and CDM in January.
- + * The Ripple Labs settlement agreement, the
first civil enforcement action brought against a digital currency exchange, demonstrates the perils of piecemeal AML compliance and delayed implementation.
WASHINGTON (AP)-- Standard & Poor's said Wednesday that regulators have told the rating agency they are considering
taking civil enforcement action against it over ratings it gave to six deals in 2011 involving securities tied to commercial mortgages.
Federal agencies involved in
civil enforcement actions work closely with the Department of Justice, and information obtained in these civil actions can be used in a later criminal proceeding.
Ripple Labs has been fined $ 700,000 by the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in the first
successful civil enforcement action against a virtual currency exchange.
«This is a complex and far reaching investigation for my office and any criminal or
civil enforcement actions arising from it will be pursued vigorously,» said Elizabeth Denham, the U.K. information commissioner.
The FCPA includes substantial criminal penalties for both businesses and individuals found to have made prohibited payments, and also gives both the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission the authority to
pursue civil enforcement actions.
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The Attorney General of Massachusetts has already filed
a civil enforcement action.
Without a valid Officer of the United States in place at CFPB at the time the suit was filed, WLF argues that CFPB had no standing to bring
a civil enforcement action in federal court.
Although in
the civil enforcement action the SEC got a $ 12 million default judgment, the U.S. Attorney got a guilty plea for one good, old - fashioned count of wire fraud.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed
a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York...
A joint probe by Schneiderman and Connecticut AG George Jepsen into whether their states incurred losses as a result of interest - rate manipulation by banks in the LIBOR scandal could lead to
civil enforcement action, including possible breaches of antitrust and fraud laws.
The joint probe by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen could lead to
civil enforcement action, including possible breaches of antitrust and fraud laws, the officials said.
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The State court declined to rule on the case until the township filed
a civil enforcement action against her.
Denham said: «This is a complex and far - reaching investigation for my office, and any criminal or
civil enforcement actions arising from it will be pursued vigorously»
«This is a complex and far - reaching investigation for my office and any criminal or
civil enforcement actions arising from it will be pursued vigorously.»