Francisco Story has settled SAEG Ponzi charges with the CFTC for $125,000.
The CFTC
filed suit against Story
in January 2023 over his participation in the collapsed SAEG Ponzi scheme.
As alleged by the CFTC, Story controlled companies that were used to laundering money stolen by SAEG Ponzi victims.
As part of his settlement, Story consented to an August 22nd court order that finds he “submitted false statements to NFA”.
Story, as a director, officer, and agent of Entity Defendant A, knowingly submitted falsified pool bank statements to the National Futures Association (“NFA”) … during an examination of Entity Defendant A.
In addition to the millions of dollars in omitted transactions, the falsified statements produced to the NFA contained other signs of forgery, including spacing inconsistencies, misalignments of text, and non-matching logos.
The order grants the CFTC a permanent injunction against Story, prohibiting further acts of commodities fraud. A $125,000 civil monetary penalty (CMP) was also ordered.
Upon full satisfaction of the Defendant’s CMP Obligation, satisfaction of monetary sanctions will be entered as to Defendant.
Upon payment of the CMP, the previously ordered asset freeze on Story will be lifted.
The SAEG series of Ponzi schemes were part of The Traders Domain, a mega-Ponzi run by Ted Safranko (right).
Safranko was charged by the CFTC but has gone into hiding.
BehindMLM’s interest in these interconnect schemes pertains to
OmegaPro
, a billion dollar MLM crypto Ponzi that
funnelled into The Traders Domain
.
Turkish authorities have pegged OmegaPro victim losses at $4 billion. Based on
withdrawals by its top net-winners
, The Traders Domain took in an estimated $3.3 billion.
As of yet no The Traders Domain or OmegaPro specific charges have been filed in the US. As noted, Ted Safranko has gone into hiding.
OmegaPro co-founder Andreas Szakacs was
arrested in Turkey
back in July. The scope of the Turkish investigation into OmegaPro, and by extension The Traders Domain, has not been made public.
Whether US authorities file charges in relation to OmegaPro and The Traders Domain remains to be seen.
🤖 Quick Answer
What did Francisco Story settle with the CFTC regarding the SAEG fraud case?Francisco Story settled fraud charges brought by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) related to the SAEG Ponzi scheme for $125,000. The CFTC originally filed suit against Story in January 2023, alleging he controlled companies used to launder money stolen from SAEG Ponzi scheme victims.
What fraudulent conduct was Francisco Story found to have committed?
According to the August 22nd consent order, Story knowingly submitted falsified pool bank statements to the National Futures Association (NFA) during an examination. The falsified documents omitted millions of dollars in transactions and contained visible signs of forgery, including irregular spacing inconsistencies.
What was Francisco Story's role in the SAEG Ponzi scheme?
The CFTC alleged that Francisco Story served
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