Tag: Florida
Jeffrey Hennig, Multiple Firearms Offenses, Florida 2026
A Tampa man has been given a lengthy prison sentence for multiple firearms offenses. Jeffrey Hennig, 60, was sentenced to seven years and nine months in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of firearms…
Jaynier Moya, Falsifying Data in Clinical Drug Trials, Florida 2026
A shocking case of scientific deceit has come to light in the Sunshine State. Dr. Jaynier Moya, a 49-year-old medical doctor from Southwest Ranches, Florida, has been charged with falsifying data in clinical trials of prospective new drug treatments. Moya, along with two staff members, Luis Montano, 55, of Hialeah, Florida, and Yuniarka Garcia, 41,…
Damian Castilla, Commodity Fraud, Florida 2022
Miami resident Damian Castilla is facing charges of commodity fraud following a civil enforcement action filed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on May 17, 2022. Castilla, along with his companies DCAST Capital Investments LLC and Five Traders LLC, allegedly defrauded at least…
Kelvin Burgos, Precious Metals Fraud, Florida 2016
Miami, FL – September 20, 2016 – The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a civil enforcement action against Kelvin Burgos, president of Florida-based Apex Asset Advisors, LLC, alleging a fraudulent precious metals scheme targeting retail customers. The case, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, accuses Burgos…
Jamal Y. Vance, Solicitation Fraud, Florida 2016
ORLANDO, FL – Jamal Y. Vance is facing charges of solicitation fraud and failure to register as a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on September 22, 2016. The civil enforcement action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Vance, along with…
Neil Pecker, Fraud, Florida 2017
Neil Pecker, of Longwood, Florida, has been ordered to pay over $6.5 million in restitution and penalties for defrauding investors in a binary options scheme, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced March 21, 2017. Judge James I. Cohn of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered a Consent Order…
Dwayne Golden, Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme, Florida 2022
Dwayne Golden, along with Jatin Patel, Marquis Egerton, and Gregory Aggesen, are facing charges of fraud for operating a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme involving Bitcoin. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a federal civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on March 8, 2022, alleging the…
Dennis K. Thomas, Registration Violations, Florida 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dennis K. Thomas and John J. Bartoletta, both residents of Florida, have been charged with violating commodity trading regulations, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on January 27, 2022. The CFTC issued an order filing and simultaneously settling charges against the pair for registration and reporting violations under the Commodity Exchange…
Joseph Carvajales, Forex Fraud, Florida 2024
Miami, FL – March 21, 2024 – Joseph Carvajales, a Florida resident, has been permanently banned from trading and registration following a consent order entered by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on March 20. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) brought the case against Carvajales, alleging a fraudulent scheme targeting…
Alan Paul Brooks, Check Diversion, Florida 2023
MIAMI, FL – Alan Paul Brooks, a 75-year-old resident of Aventura, Florida, is facing federal charges after allegedly masterminding a brazen scheme to steal over $3 million in checks destined for a Louisiana health system. Brooks was indicted by a Miami federal grand jury on counts of mail fraud and money laundering, federal authorities announced…
