Tag: Nevada
Jose Leonel Gomez-Palma, Illegal Reentry, Nevada 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jose Leonel Gomez-Palma, a Nicaraguan national, and Isidrio Lopez-Ramirez, a Mexican national, were arrested in Las Vegas for illegal reentry into the United States after being previously deported. On April 30, 2026, Gomez-Palma was arrested for Driving Under the Influence and Possess Gun Under the Influence of Alcohol/Drugs, while Lopez-Ramirez was…
David Gilbert Saffron, Crypto Fraud, Nevada 2021
LAS VEGAS, NV – David Gilbert Saffron, an Australian citizen residing in Nevada, faces a hefty penalty and permanent trading ban following a default judgment entered by the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada on March 29, 2021. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) brought the enforcement action, alleging a cryptocurrency fraud and…
Daniel Shak, Spoofing, Nevada 2024
Las Vegas resident Daniel Shak has been permanently banned from commodity trading and ordered to pay a $750,000 penalty after being found guilty of spoofing and market manipulation, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced Wednesday, April 10, 2024. The U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada entered a consent order on April 9,…
Richard McCall, Futures Trading Fraud, Nevada 2006
Las Vegas, NV – On March 20, 2006, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed an enforcement action against Richard McCall in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, alleging fraud related to a futures trading workshop. McCall, operating as The Mastery Group International, is accused of offering a workshop called…
Izaiah Flood, Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, Nevada 2023
⏱ 2 min read A man sold counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl to a victim on the Las Vegas Strip, who died within hours. The fatal overdose occurred on September 2, 2023, after the victim ingested one of the pills, which the seller claimed was ecstasy. Izaiah Flood, 26, was sentenced to 13 years in…
William Snyder, Fraud, Nevada 2006
Reno, Nevada – William Snyder, 42, of Michigan, and Christi Wilson, of Reno, Nevada, face charges of fraud following a CFTC complaint filed in September 2006. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) secured preliminary injunctions against Snyder, Wilson, and their company, Alliance Development Company, on November 3, 2006, as issued by the Honorable Larry…
Richard McCall, Futures Fraud, Nevada 2007
Las Vegas resident Richard McCall was ordered to pay a $15,000 penalty after being found to have committed futures fraud, according to a consent order entered by Judge Kent J. Dawson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada on May 15, 2007. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) initially filed a complaint…
Gordon A. Driver, Ponzi Fraud, Nevada 2009
Las Vegas resident Gordon A. Driver is facing charges of fraud following a CFTC complaint filed on May 14, 2009, in the Federal District Court in Los Angeles, California. The CFTC alleges Driver orchestrated a $13.5 million Ponzi scheme through his companies, Axcess Automation LLC and Axcess Fund Management LLC. The complaint details that from…
Perry Jay Griggs, Ponzi Scheme, Nevada 2011
LAS VEGAS, NV – Perry Jay Griggs and his wife, Rachelle Griggs, along with their company Aloha Trading Company, Inc., have been ordered to pay $2.1 million in penalties to settle charges of operating a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme, according to a federal court consent order entered September 30, 2011. Chief Judge Susan Oki Mollway…
Luis Salazar-Correa, Forex Fraud, Nevada 2012
Las Vegas resident Luis Salazar-Correa has been charged with fraud by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), stemming from a scheme involving a pooled investment vehicle called Prosperity Team, LLC. The charges, filed and settled on June 6, 2012, allege that Salazar-Correa fraudulently solicited over $2.4 million from at least 183 customers between February…
