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CFTC Orders Two California Precious Metals Companies to Pay Over $1 Million for Fraud, Illegal Offering of Retail Commodity Transactions, and
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued an order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Goldline, Inc. (Goldline) and A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. (A-Mark), both California companies, for fraud in connection with off-exchange retail commodity transactions; failing to register as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM); and engaging in illegal off-exchange retail commodity transactions. The order requires Goldline and A-Mark to disgorge $627,801.78; pay, jointly and severally, a $450,000 civil monetary penalty; and to cease and desist from further violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) ... (full story)