CFTC Targets Affinity Fraud Cases In U.S., Alleges Unauthorized Offering Of FX Futures

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In the third such action in the past three months, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has secured a restraining order against an alleged perpetrator of so-called affinity fraud involving foreign exchange futures and other securities.

This tough action--which in the latest case freezes the assets of New York-based Standard Forex Inc.--reflects the regulator's determination to eliminate affinity frauds, a term used to describe frauds against ethnic minorities or vulnerable groups

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