September 21, 2021 UNITSETDA TDEISS TRCIOCUTR T Nathan Ochsner, Clerk SOUTHEDRINS TROIFCT TE XAS HOUSTODNI VISION ) COMMODITFYU TURTERSA DING) COMMISSION, ) CivAiclt Nioo4.n: 20-cv-03185 ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) MAY COA LEXMIASL DONADO ) GARCICAE,S ACRA STANEJDOAE,L ) CASTANEGDAAR CIaAn,Rd O DRIG)O JOSCEA STRMOO LINjAo,i dn/tbl/ya) GLOBATLR ADICNLGU B, ) ) Defendants). ORDEORF F INAJULD GMENBTY D EFAULPTE,R MANEINNTJU NCTION, RESTITUTCIIOVNMI,OL N ETAPREYN ALTAYN,DO THEERQ UITABLE RELIAEGFA INDSETF ENDARNOTD RIJGOOS CEA STRMOO LINA I. INTRODUCTION OnS epte1m12b,0e 2rP0 l,a iCnotmimfofFd uittuTyrr easdC ionmgm ission ("Commiosr"s CiFoTfnCi""al )C e odm plfoarIi nnjtu nRcetlRiieveseft ,i CtiuvMtioilno ent,a ry PenaalntOdit ehEseq ru iRtealb(il"eeCf o mpolr"a CionImt.pa"" g )a Dienfsetn RdoadnrJtio gsoe CasMtorlo(i "nCaa satnrdo "oj)to,hi denortislbn yug s iansGe lsosTb raald Cilnu(gbE .CN Fo . l)ThCeo mplsaoiuingnthj tu nacnotdti heveqeru irtealbailswee ef al,stl h iem posoifct iivoinl penaflotvrii eosl,oa tftih Coeon msm odityA cE(tx" cAhc7atU n".g)Se§,. § 1C -.2 (62 0a1n8d) , thCeo mmission'(s" RReegguullpaarttoiimoounnlssg" a)t e1d7 C .tFhp.etRr1s.e-. u1 n9d0e.r1,0 (2021). TheC omplaalilntethgfr aeotsma t Aluegaus2st0t 1t 6h roOucgtho2 b0e1(r7t he "RelPeevarnito d"M)a yCAcalose tMxraiols,d oGnaard(co"i Maa ldoCneasCdaaors" t)a,n eda, anJdo Ceals taGnarec(dicaao lle"cDteifevnedlaoynp,te sr"ua)nt,dith enenrg a m"eG lobal TradCilnu(gb" "G TfrCa"u)d,u sloelnitaclltiye t a2es7cd tu stotmodee rpsoa sltie ta$ s9t8 9,000 ionr dtesorp eciunpl raimtcoeev emoefBn ittsc aod iinga,is tsa(elCt o.m ,rp1,rl-. 2T )h e Complfuaritnahtle lrte hgaets Desfoelnicdcuaisnttteosudm s eimrnusgl tmieptlheio ndcsl,u ding aw esbi Ytoeu,T vuibdees ooscm,ie adlai naid,n -pmearrskoenpt riensge n(tCaotmi,rp1o l7n.-s . 21D)efendants mtioas crteaupnaprdloe tseennttieadtl h pecu urpsotroetmxeetdrelsny s ive trading oeftx rpaeedrmeiprelsnob cyyGee T dCa ,n tdh eex peecarntiendag nsbd o nutsheast GTCm arkedtoicnugmg eunatrsafo nrat lele dc u(sCtoomm,rpe1,rlran .s d2 . 2 -2T6oc) o nceal
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AccordtihCneog ulnryot,iw s stuhfoeels l oOwridnweghr i (cihd):e tertmhiCanates vsti rool ated Sect6i(ocn)7U ( .lS)§.,9 C (.1 ) (2R0e1g8u)l;1a 8t0ai.no1ldn7C( .aF).,1R 8.0§.( l2(0a2()0i )i;) impoosnCe ass tro apS etrremeatin nejnutna cnt(dii ooirnid;)Ce arsstt opr aory e stiatnaud t ion cimvoinle pteanrayl ty. IIIF.INDINGSO FFA CT A. ThPea rties 1. PlaiCnotmimffo FduittuTyrr easdC ionmgm isisasin io nnd epfeednedreanlt regulaagteocnrhcyay r bgyCe odn gwriertsehss pointfosyrai dbmiilniasnteden rfoirntcghi en g proviosfti hAoecn 7tsU , . S§.§C1 .- 2(620 18t)hC eoa mnmdi sRseigounl partoimounlsg ated there1u7Cn .d.FeRp r.t, 1s -.1 90) .( 2021 2. Defendant Rodrigo Jose Castro Molina is an individual residing in Houston,
Texas. He is also known by the names Rodrigo Castro, Jose Molina, and Jose Castro. He has never been registered with the CFTC. B. Defendants Solicited Customers to Purchase Bitcoin with GTC 3, In 2016, Defendants began to market a new business called GTC. The stated purpose of GTC was to offer customers an opportunity to profit from speculative trading that was based upon price fluctuations in Bitcoin. 4, Although Defendants marketed Bitcoin trading using the GTC name, GTC did not exist as a separate legal entity. 5. During the Relevant Period, Defendants continued to promote the GTC business
_ using numerous channels, including a web site, www.gtcexchange.com (“GTC web site”); a smartphone app called “GTC Digital”; videos posted to a YouTube channel; and a Facebook page called Global Trading Club. The GTC web site and Facebook page presented Castro as a key leader in the company. On the GTC web site, Castro was listed a member of GTC’s “Master Council Leadership”; on the GTC Facebook page and Castro’s personal Facebook page, Castro was called a “Financial Advisor Bitcoin” and a “Master Council” for GTC. 6. Additionally, throughout the Relevant Period, Defendants made representations directly to actual and potential customers during GTC “cryptocurrency” seminars held by Defendants in Houston and elsewhere in the United States. During these seminars, Defendants shared a GTC marketing presentation, which contained the same representations found on the GTC web site and in the YouTube videos. = 7. The GTC seminars conducted by Castro included the following: ¢ In September 2016, Castro and Maldonado spoke with potential customers in Los Angeles, and Castro spoke with potential customers in Las Vegas. Castro advertised these seminars in Spanish-language posts on Facebook;
• InS epte2m0b1Ce6ar,s tCreosC,aa rs taJnoeCedalas ,t aGnaerdcaain ad, Maldohnoasdato e sde amDtirn uaIrrny an n Sdu iitHneo su stCoans.tr o advertthsiees meiidnna a rS panispho-oslntFa ancgeubaogoek . • InN ovem2b0e1Cr6a ,s stproowk ietp ho tecnutsitaoilmMn ei rasmH ie. advertthsiiessme idin anaS rp anish-plooasnntF g aucaegbaeosw o ekal,sal Spanish-mlualntgimulaaergvkeeew lte isbni wgtwe w,n. iuversomilnm.com, whiCcahs itrrsoe fereansac" esdofu cnidoa dor" a(s"t foruanndsilnagted member""M)a saItnnedtr e rna"(c tiroannaasls"l Iantteedrn atioonfal Mast OTCC.a satlrpsourpo o rttaoec dh i"euevnxe p locsrievcoie mnai peenntaos domse se(st"r ansals"ae txepdlg orsoiwivtthne w soh omrotn tfohrsO "T)C ; and • InD ecem2b0e1Dr6e ,fe ndhaonsttsOe TdCh oal ipdaarfoytrp y o tential custoamthe oratis eHn lo ustMaolnd.o CneasdCaoar,s taJnoeedla, CastaGnaerdcaainR ado, d rCiagsoat ttreon ded. 8. Defendmaanrtkste htOeeT dCb usitnone osns- Englirsehs-isodpftee hnaetksi ng UniStteadTt heOesT. Cw eb hsiigthel KiogrhetaaennSdd-p anish-speaking repre thbeu siMnaelsdso.cn iardcouS lpaatnaeinKdsdo h r etarna nsolfta htOeiT oCmn asr keting presetnCota astatinrotdonh o et hDeerfe ndaaswne talssol, t hienrd ivwihdmoua arlkste htee d OTCb usionnbe eshsoa Dfle ffe ndaTnhYteo s u.T uvbiedw eeorasel t sroa nsilnSatptoae ndi sh, Koreaanondt, h leanrg uages. C. DefendMaandtFesa lasneMd i sleRaedpirnegs ewnhteaSnto iloincGsiT tCing Customers 9. ThOeT Cw esbi Ytoeu,T vuibdeem oasr,k eptriensge natnadto/itoohOrneT srC, markemtaitneigrn icalltushdfo eel dl owrienpgr esentations: • OTCe mplo"yoev7de5m r a sttreard ers"; • Thetsrea hdaeydre sao r,tsfr adeixnpger ii"nec nrcycepu tror ency" tradin • OTCc ustomeric so" nctaipnibuteoaitulnrs gal idyane r de tailm e envirobnyom ueernx tpt,er ratad necdru stt eidnggte r ardoibn2og4ht osu ars da7y ,d awyese ka. " • "Wiotuhar u tomtartaesddoi ftnwgaa nrmdeo nitsoyrsittnergma a,dr deeos n e autom[astfoiircmc ]e mbweirntshor isFki.n talhbleey ws atty to r awdiet h noe xper'iPeyunotcub erci. ot ti wono frokyr o u(e' m.p"h iaonsr iisg inal) 10.ThGeT Cm arkemtaitnefugrr itarhleespr r etshecanutts etdoc moeujrlosdoi nnoe f multGiTpCml eem berlsehvrieapln sgfr,io nm$g 2 5(0" Entreplreevtneo$el3 u)1r ,"0 00 ("FouTnrdaedlree rv"Te hlGe)T .Cm arkemtaitnesgre ifotar lthgs u arasnpteecdeiadfii cl y earniwnhgiswc,oh u ilndc rbeaasosenetd h ceu stommeemrb'esrl sehvaieGtplT C. 11.ThGeT Cm arkemtaitneogrff iearfulerstd eh aerrn tihnrgoisutm gsuh l ti-level markesttirnuugcn tudrweehr,i c cuhs tocmoeuerlasdarn d ditmioonbneyayr l e ferrnienwg custotmoGe TrCCs.u stowmeerprers o maic saebsdoh ri fuoesra cdhi rreecfetri rtnah le, amouonft2p 0e rcoeftn hdtee pomsaidbteyt hree fercruesdt oCmuesrt.ow meerfreus r ther offebroendu fosrie nsd irreefecrratan lad"s b inmaartycb hoinnfougrs m "u ltim-alrekveetli ng "teaTmhsae.m "o uonftt hb eo nuisnecsr iecfau ssetdom maedareds d itdieopnowasiliGt tThsC , whipclha tcheeadmat h igmheemrb erlsehvwieipltG hTiCn.
12. Cmaasdtrere op resesnitmatittolih aoorsns efosetrt hi Pna rag9r-aa1pb1ho sv e durtihnGegT Cs emiannaodrt sh,e r customeri nPm aereatgi6rn-aag8pbs ho asvdn eed,s cribed whiCcahs atdrvoe rotnsi oscmeiedad li a. 13.Three presesnefottra tthPi aoirnnas g 9r-1a1a prfahels s Dee.fe ndeamnoptylse d not radaennrdes i,ct rheeanrto uersd ea dnt yr adingA crcoobrodGtiTsnCc.g u lsyt,co ampeirt al wanso "tb etirnagid naer de tailem nev irobnmyoe unertx ,pt erratad necdru st etdigntegr ading rob2o4ht osu ard sa7 yd ,a ayw se ekA.d"d itioonnoearm l olrGyeT, Cc ustodminedor ts receaindvyae ie layrn ionrrg esfe rbroanlu ses. 14.Defendcaonntcset ahlefreiadru ducloenndbtuyc c atu smiinsgl etardaidnign g statetmboee pn otssot neldiG nTeCc. u stocmoeuarlcsdc tehsoesn lsitnaet ebmyle ongtgsi ng inatw oe sbi te tahGneTd CD/ iograi ptupas,li anu gs ernaanmpdea sswOonrcldeo. g igne,d custocmoeusrlehsdeo mwu cmho ney etahrnefeyrd'oG dmT Csp' u rpotrrtaeoddn it nhge ir behaTlhfem.si es letardaisdntigan tge dminedona ttc sc urraetflteehlcBeyti tctoriand ing purpourntdeedrlbtyyDa ekfeennd aannldte asdlt e acsetrc tuasitno tmobe erlsit ehwveeeyr e earnisnigg nipfircoafrfinottmts h eBiirtc toriand ing. IV.CONCLUSIOLNASW OF A. JurisdainVcdet niuoen 15.ThCeo uhrajtsu risodvitechrtai icsot nui nodn2e 8Ur . S§.1 C3.3( 12 0(1fe2d)e ral question ajnu2dr8U i .sSd§.i1 Cc3.t4( i52o 0nG1)u2 r)i sodvicecirtav iciotlnci oomnms ebnyc ed
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recklessly: (IU)soer e mplooray t,t etmoup stoe re mplaonymy,a nipulative deviscchee,om rae r,t itdfioe cfrea ud; (2M)akoera, t tetmompa tka en,uy n torrmu ies lesatdaitnoegfma ent matefraoictrato lo m tistot aam taet efarcintae lc eisonsr adrteymor a ke thset atemmaednneotu tsn torrmu ies le[aodri]ng; (3) Engage, or attempt to engage, in any act, practice, or course of business, which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person .... 17 C.F.R. § 180.1 (a) (2021). 23. To prove a violation of Section 6(c)(1) of the Act and Regulation 180.1, the Commission must show that Defendants (1) made a misrepresentation, misleading statement, or a deceptive emission; (2) with scienter; and (3) that the misrepresentations or omission were material. CFTC v. S. Tr. Metals, Inc., 894 F.3d 1313, 1325 (11th Cir. 2018) (affirming summary judgment for CFTC, finding defendants violated Section 6(c) and 180.1(a)); McDonnell, 332 F. Supp. 3d at 717 (entering judgment against defendants for violations of Section 6(c)(1) and Regulation 180.1(a) following a bench trial where they operated a deceptive and fraudulent virtual currency trading scheme and misappropriated investor funds); see also CFTC v. Gelfman Blueprint, Inc., No. 17-cv-7181 (PKC), 2018 WL 6320656, at *8-9 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 16, 2018) (entering default judgment against defendants who violated Section 6(c)(1) and Regulation 180.1(a) by fraudulently soliciting and receiving funds from customers for the purpose of entering into contracts of sale of Bitcoin through electronic web-based trading platforms). Moreover, the deceptive conduct must pertain to a “contract of sale of any commodity in interstate commerce.” McDonnell, 332 F. Supp. 3d at 717. Here, the Commission satisfies each of these elements. 1. Castro Engaged in Fraudulent Conduct by Making Misrepresentations 24, Castro engaged in fraudulent conduct under Section 6(c)(1) of the Act and Regulation 180.1(a) by intentionally or recklessly making material misrepresentations with scienter to customers when soliciting them to speculate in Bitcoin through GTC: 25. From the initial solicitation of customers, Castro deceived potential customers with misrepresentations concerning: GTC’s employment of more than 75 “master traders” with 11
years of trading experience; GTC’s use of “cutting edge trading robots” trading 24 hours a day, 7 days a week;” and GTC’s guarantee of specific daily earnings and referral bonuses. Castro continued the deceit by causing false information to be posted to a GTC web site and the GTC Digital app, which misrepresented the purported profits being earned by and for customers, thereby perpetuating the fraudulent scheme. 2. Castro Acted with Scienter 26. | The Commission can establish scienter under Section 6(c)(1) of the Act and Regulation 180.1(a) by showing that the Castro “knew the representations [he made] were false and were calculated to cause harm or by showing that the representations were made with a reckless disregard for their truth or falsity.” S. Tr. Metals, 894 F.3d at 1326-27; CFTC v. RJ. Fitzgerald & Co., 310 F.3d 1321, 1328 (11th Cir. 2002). “[S]cienter is established if Defendant intended to defraud, manipulate, or deceive, or if Defendant’s conduct represents an extreme departure from the standards of ordinary care.” S. Tr. Metals, 894 F.3d at 1327; RJ. Fitzgerald, 310 F.3d at 1328; see also McDonnell, 332 F. Supp. 3d at 721-22. 27. Castro acted knowingly or, at the very least, with reckless disregard for the truth when he solicited customers on behalf of GTC by participating in seminars with his co- defendants, and/or advertising GTC on his Facebook page and elsewhere. Castro knew or must
. have known that the representations concerning the alleged expertise offered by GTC, and GTC’s earnings and referral bonus plans were false. Castro knew that GTC employed no traders, and neither created nor used any trading robots. Accordingly, GTC customer capital was not “being traded in a real time environment, by our expert traders and cutting edge trading robots 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.” (Compl. § 22) Accordingly, Castro acted with the requisite scienter. -
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V. ORDEFRO RR ELIEF A. PermaInnejnutn ction 32.ThCeo mmisisasiu otnh otrosi ezeaekndt,d h Ceo utroit m poisnej,u nrcetliiveef . 7 U.§S 3.laC( -.a(1 ) 2 01S8u)cr.he lmiaebyfe s oughta napyge ariwsnhosentn iestvh earl l apptetoarh Ceo mmistshsiauotcpn he r hsaoesnn gaigane nday co trp ractthivacitoe l tahtee s AcotrR egulations. 33.Asd escarbiobtvehedwe, e ll-pfalcetoasftd hCeeod m misCsoimopnl'aasni dnt, theev idencei nss uupbpomofiir ttMtsto etdie osnt,aa br leiasshol niakbellteih Chaaotso wtdir lol bear epveiaotlo aftt hAoecr at n Rde guluantlipeoesnrmssa nernetsltyra aneidnn jeodbi ytn heed CouTrth.e reCfoarseitp,sre orm anernetsltyre anijnoaeindnpd,er do hifrboimdt ierdeo crt ly indirectly: a. Usionreg m plooyrai tntge mtpout soieren mgp lioncy o,n newcitatinhosy nw ap, orac ontorfsa acoltfae n cyo mmodiinttye criosnmt maetorerfoc rfe u,t ure
deliovnoe rsr uyb tjteohc retu loefas nr ye gisetnetarinetymyd,a nipuolrative decedpetvioivrcce oe n triinvv iaonlcoaef6t, (i lcoo))nft( hAec 7t ,U .§S9 .(C1.) (2018); b. Inc onnewcitatinhosy nw aoprc, o ntorfsa acoltfae n cyo mmoidinin ttye rstate commeorrcc oen,tfo rrfua tcutdr eel iovnoe rsr uyb tjtoe hcretu loefas n y regisetnettriioetn dyt ,e ntoirro encakll(leiuys)s so elre y m:p looyrai tntget,mo pt usoere mplaonymy,a nipudleavtisiccvehe,eo mrae r,t tiodfi ecfrea (uimdia;)k e ora ttetmmopa tka enu yn torrmu ies lesatdaitnoegfma m e antte farciotart l o omittos taamt aet efarcintae lc eisonsr adrteyomr a ktehs et atemmaednet sn ot untorrmu ies leoar(d iieinnigg);oa rga et tteeomn pg aignae na,yc ptr,a cotrice, couorfbs ues iness, whicohp eorapasaefrt raeau tde so urop roda nenw cyoeuiltd persiovnni ,o loaftRieognu 1l8a0t.i1lo7C(n .a F)§.,1R 8.0 (.2l0(2a1)) ; 34.Casitasrl ops eor manreensttlreyan ijnoaeindnpd,er do hifrboimdt ierdeo crtly indirectly: a. Tradoinon rsg u btjtoeh cretu loefas nr ye gisetnet(riatetshdy ta etr dme fiinse d
iSne ctliao(on4ft 0 h)Ae c 7tU ,. S§.l Ca.( (4200)1 8)); b. Enteirniatnnotgy r ansiancvtoi"locvnoismn mgo idnittey(r aetssh ttaestr" m is definieRnde gul1a.t13i7C,o . .nFR § .1 .(32 0)2fo,1r h iosw pne rsaocncaolu nt or fora nayc coiuwnnh tih cehh a asd iroeircn td iirnetcetr est; c. Havianncgyo mmoidnitteytr reasodtnhes idb s e half; d. Controordl ilrientcghtt eir nagfod rio nrog nb ehoafal nfoy t hpeerr osreo nnt ity, whetbhype orw oefar t toornroe tyh eriwanin asyce c,o iunnvto clovmimnogd ity interests; e. Solicrietcienoigrav, ci cnegap ntfuyin ndfrgs o ma npye rfosrot nhp eu rpoofse purchoarss eilnalgni_cyn o gm moidnitteyr ests; f. Applfoyrir negg isotrcr laatiiemoxinen mgpfr toimro eng iswtirttahhtCe iF oTnC iann cya paacniedtn yg,a gainnaygc tiirnve iqtusyiu rrciehng gi sotrration exempfrtoimro eng iswtriattthhiCe oF nTe Cx,c aepspr to vfoirdi enRd e gulation 4.14(1a7C) .(F9§.)4 R1,..4 (a()2(092a)1n )d;/ or ·g. Actaisanp gr in(caitsph taaeltri dmse finienRd e gul3al.t( ia1o)7Cn, . F.R. §3.l((2a0)2a 1g)eo)nra,t n o yt hoefrfi ocree mrp loofya enpeye r(saothsna t teirdmse finien7Ud . S§.l Ca.( 3r8e)g)i,se txeermepfrdto,emr d e gistration o requtiobr ere edg iswtiettrhhCe eFd T eCx caespp rto vfoirdi en1d 7C. .FR . §4.41(a )((92)0) 2.1 B. Restitution 35.ThCeo mmisisasiu otnh otrsoie zeaekndt,d h Ceo utriotm poesqeu,i table remefodri evsi oolfta hAteci iton,nc sl "urdeisntgti pote urtswiohonhonsa vseu stlaoisnseeds
proxicmaautbseyesl duy cv iho l(aittnhia eom no uonfst u clho ss7eU s.)S.§."1 C 3.a -l(d)(3)(A (2018). 36.Restietxuittsoit osrn te hssett oaqrtueuao sn m da ktehi en juprarewtdhy o le. ( PorvtW.ea rr nHeorl dCion3.g2,U 8 . S3.94 50,(21 9(4e6q)u irteasbtliceto untsoiifos nt s "resttohsreti aqntuguao sn o dr detrhrieen tgou ftrn h wahti rcihg hbtefulloltnytog h pseu rchaser ort enaWnhte"ra)esh., e rade e,fe ndanti nse ynsgtaeagmnepadset rivcfra asuiadvlfu,eln ds obtabiythn eei dl leengtaelrpm rabiyes i en cliuntd heceda lcuolfra etsitoinSt euet ion. McDon3n3eF2ll.S , u p3pda. 7t 2 6(-h2o7l tdhiiancntga soefps e rvasiuvnedt ehfrAreac utd, thaep procparlicautolefra etsitoiintn uctlaiulcodlune s st loomseesrve weshn e orneal s yu bosfe t thocsues totmeestrtotsi h fleyo stshesesuy s toanit nhgeerd o utnhdraset l ioantn hcee defendfranatui'dpss r esusmeeaedl H)su;on tWeirs2 e1F, .S up3pda. 1t 3 5(2d eterimni ning connecwtiivtoihno laotfSi eocnt6si( oocfnt) h Aec atn Rde gul1a8t0ti.ho1"an [t t s]yhset ematic anpde rvnaastiouvf[re te dh eefe ndafrnatun'des c]e srseisttaitnteooustnt foliryo nrt ehtea il custowmhetore ss ttitofih leeod s tshesesuy s tdauiteno[ e tddh eefe ndasncth'ebsmufo]etr ,a ll of[ defendcaunstt'osm]e rs as well"). 37.HerCea,s atnrdo c hoi-sd efesnodl�inactltise t aesdt fr$o9m8G 9T,C550 customers. 38.AccordCiansgtlrypo,a ys,hjaaolnilsdn e tvlewyr iattlhhloe yt hDeerfe ndiannts thciassr ee,s tiittnuh atemi oouonnfn t i hnuen deriegdh,t tyh-onuisfinavene d-,hu finftdyr ed, dol(l$a9r8s9 (,"5R5e0s)tO ibtluitgiaotni on"). 39;P ost-jiundtgesmrheenaastlct lco rntu heRe e stiOtbultiigboaentg iiononnnt i hneg daotfee n torfty hO irsd aenrsd h abledl e terbmyui snietndhTg er eaBsiurlralypt ree vailing on thdea otfee n torfty hO irsd peurr stu2oa8 Un .tS §.1 C9.6 1.
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3 Thiitssh ien flationm-aaxdijmCuuMsmPfot ree adcv hi olfoartC iEoAvn i olaotcicounrrsi ng aftNeorv 1.2, 0 1S5e.Ce F TACn nuAadlj usotfCm ievnMitol n ePteanraytl Rote ifleesc t Inflatio8n6F- e2Rd0e.2g7 1.8, 0( 2F e2b2,.0 2(1c)o dai1tfi7 Ce .dF §.1 R4.3( .280 21)). 51.Simitlhacirislmv yoi,nl e pteanrayicl sot nys iwsitpterhne tc edentth afitnding "tChoeu irfrste tefao s hiaco inmv oinle tary pentaotl htgeyr aaovpfitp thoryeffo epnrsiea taen d suffictiaoe cnattsa d eterCrleon,2ut 0d.1W"1L 1 157a5t31*02( , c itoamtiitotInentsd h )i.s circumstance, [P]ensailgttnihiieefyms p orotfpa anrctei culaorft hApecr .to. av.ni adsc titoo ns vindtihceapstreeo viisinin odnisvc iads.ue.Cas.il v il mpoenneaatlrataeril yes so exemplarreym;bi ontttdhhh ree ey c iopfti hepene tn aalnotdty h er .p.te.hr astons nonmcpolicaanrcarec i oesTstoe . ff etchtei xse mppluarproys e, thnaott cost mus bet oloo owrp otevnitoilamalat byoe er nsc outreoa nggeiadgni le l ceognadlu ct. CFTvCT. o tCaalGl rpl., I n,Nc o.4.: 10-cv2-001W02L51 1634,2 a1*t91 6(2,E .TDe.Mx a.r . 302,0 1(2c)i toamtiitotnesd ). 52.AccordCiansgitolsrry od, e trpoe aadyc imvoinle pteanraiylt nth ayem ,ooufnt Seven-,hfo urntdyr-endines-etvheonu-shtauwnneddn,rt eydd-o,el ilgahrts ($749,728) CMPO bligation") 53.Post-judgsmhenaatlc lco irnntu theCee MPr Oebslti gbaetgiiononnnt i hdneag t e ofe ntorfty hO irsd aenrsd h abledl e terbmyui snietndhTg er eaBsiurlralypt ree vaointl hien g daotfee n torfty hO irsd peurr stuo2a 8Un .tS §.1 C9.6( 12 018). 54.Castrpoa tysh CheMPa lOlb ligaantdi poaonns yt -jiundtgebmryeee nlstet c tronic fundtsr anUs.fepSro.,s m toanloe ryd ceerr,tc ihfieebcdak nc,ka shciheeroc'rbks a, nm ko ney ordIepfra .y mietsnbo te m adoet htehrba yne lectfurnodtnsri acnt shfeterhnp,e a ymsehnabtle l madpea yatbotl hCeeo mmoFduittuyTr reasdC ionmgm isasnsideo tnnott h aed drbeeslso w: MAC/SEC/AMK.326 CommoFduittuTyrr easdC ionmgm ission DiviosfEi nofonr cement 650S0M. a cArBtlhvudr. HQR oo1m8 1 OklahCoimtOayK7 , 3 169 (40955)4-o6ffi5c6e9 (4 0955)4-f1ax620 9-AMC-AR-CFTC@faa.gov 55.Ipfa ymbeyen lte ctfurnodtnsri acni scsfeh ro sCeanss,th racolo ln tMaacrti e Thomoerh esru ccaettsh saeod rd raebsotsvro ee cepiavyemi ennstt rauncsdth iafuollnlls y compwliytt hho isnes truCcatsistohrnaaoslc .lc omppaaynmyoe ftn htCe M PO bligwaitati ho n covleertt thieadrte nCtaisfiatenrstdo h n ea maend do cnkuemtb oeftr hp irso ceeCdaisntgr.o shaslilm ultatnreaoncusosmplioiytfte hsce o vleerta tntedhr foe rm ofp aymteotn htCe h ief FinaOnfficcieaCrlo, m moFduittuTyrr easdC ionmgm isTshirLoeanefa, y Ceetntt1er1 e52,51 st StreNe.tW,W. a,s hinDg.tC2o.0n 5,a8 n1d, Aimee LCahtiiTemrfeiA rat-ltZ oarnyeeyt,s , CommoditTyr FaudCtiounmrgme issD siivoionsfE,i n ofonr ceI1m 5e25ns1t tS ,t rNe.eWt.,, WashinDg.tC2o.0n 5,8 1. VI.MISCELLANEPORUOSVI SIONS 56.EquiRtealbilTeehif en: j unctiver ealpnirdeo fve iqosuftii hoOtinrassdb s elhrea ll beb induipnoCgna satnrudop oannp ye rswohnaosr a ec tiitnnh gce a paocfai gteyon ffitc,e r, emplosyeereva,at nttos,rnu ecyc,e ssaosrs oiafCgn ands /taornrod ,u ppoenr asacontniyi n n g actciovneco erpr atr ticwiipCtaahts withorronoe ceaicvtneuosat loi ftc heOi rsd beypr e rsonal servoitchee rowr ise. 57.NotiAclenlso :t irceeqsuti bore ge idvt eotnh C eo mmisbsyai noyn provision ·, thOirsd sehrab lesl e cnetr tmiafiireled,t r urne creeiqpute assfot leldo,w s: RichAa.Gr lda ser DepuDtiyr ector CommoFduittuyTr reasdC ionmgm ission DiviosfEi nofonr cement ThrLeaefa yCeetntter e 115251 Ssttr NeWe t, WashinDgC2t 0o5n8,1 58. Continuing Jurisdiction of this Court: This Court shall retain jurisdiction of this case to assure compliance with this Order and for all other purposes related to this action.
‘IT IS SO ORDERED on this Aistday of September , 2021.
SIM cae UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE