June 25, 2018 Update: The CFTC continued its actions against a Trading Strategy and Systems Scheme today, with a Consent and Default Order against Open Range Trading LLC (Open Range) with fraudulently solicited clients and prospective clients to subscribe to a commodity futures day-trading system that generated buy and sell trading signals in various futures markets,
On Tuesday, a Central District of California court dismissed the CFTC’s complaint against Monex Credit Company, et al., 17-01868, rejecting the CFTC’s controversial “actual delivery” argument set forth in CFTC v. Hunter Wise Commodities, LLC, 749 F3d 967, 970 (11th Cir. 2014). The CFTC, argued that Monex allegedly failed to actually deliver precious metals to its customers because the
Recently, the CFTC filed an action against Kevin Scott Antonovich alleging from September 2015 through August 2016 he fraudulently solicited and received approximately $284,000 from at least 154 pool participants in connection with pooled investments in off-exchange binary options, using the funds for his personal use, and making false and misleading representations to pool participants. A
John Kennythertz, Partner with Kennyhertz Perry, LLC was named one of the “3 Best Kansas City Business Lawyers” by the 3 Best Rated. The 3 Best Rated review team selects its lawyers by using a 50-Point Inspection and includes everything from checking reputation, history, complaints, ratings, satisfaction, nearness, trust and cost to the general excellence.
Kennyhertz Perry, LLC is excited to welcome attorney Jon R. Dedon to the firm. Jon has devoted his career to appellate, real estate, corporate, and transactional law, and has substantial litigation experience in professional liability, employment, and commercial litigation. He has defended numerous products liability, consumer protection, and discrimination lawsuits, and has represented clients ranging from small
Braden Perry, a former federal enforcement attorney who is now a regulatory and government investigations attorney with Kennyhertz Perry, discussed the complex issue of Initial Coin Offering (“ICO”) compliance and the SEC’s recent regulatory crackdown with Forbes. “The regulatory treatment is still unclear for cryptocurrency, including at the ICO stage.” He continues, “It seems as if
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is going after the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) market, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The report stated that the SEC issued “scores of subpoenas and information requests” to entities associated with ICO projects. Led by former CFTC Senior Trial Attorney Braden Perry, Kennyhertz Perry attorneys regularly
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) warned the public to beware of and avoid pump-and-dump schemes that can occur in thinly traded or new “alternative” virtual currencies, digital coins or tokens. These pump-and-dump schemes are generally anonymous and are organized in public chat rooms or via mobile messaging apps. They are coordinated efforts to create
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against AMP Global Clearing LLC, a registered FCM, for its failure to diligently supervise the implementation of critical provisions in AMP’s information systems security program (ISSP). As a result of this failure, a significant amount of AMP’s customers’ records and information
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) today announced its 2018 examination priorities. OCIE publishes its exam priorities annually to improve compliance, prevent fraud, monitor risk, and inform policy. Of particular interest this year will be matters involving critical market infrastructure, duties to retail investors, and developments in cryptocurrency, initial coin offerings, and secondary market trading.
This year, one of the five OCIE’s examination priorities is anti-money laundering programs. Examiners will review for compliance with applicable anti-money laundering requirements, including whether firms are appropriately adapting their AML programs to address their regulatory obligations.
Led by Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) Braden Perry, Kennyhertz Perry attorneys have broad BSA/AML experience across the spectrum of bank and non-bank financial institutions, including traditional chartered banks, broker-dealers, commodity trading advisors, money transmitters, non-bank lenders, and virtual currency businesses. We are experienced in counseling and drafting BSA/AML practices, policies, and procedures and can assist in any SEC examination or annual BSA/AML independent audit. Our combined knowledge and skill permits us to anticipate potential problems before they become serious issues and assist clients in responding effectively to regulatory and law enforcement criticisms or inquiries.
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For the second straight year, Kennyhertz Perry, LLC was named one of the “20 Best Litigation Firms in Kansas City” by the Expertise.com. Kennyhertz Perry is a business, regulatory, government compliance, and litigation law firm representing companies and individuals in highly-regulated industries, bringing a unique mix of top law firm expertise, practical experience, and pragmatic business solutions.
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