COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING v. EQUITY FINANCIAL

Civil No. 04-1512(RBK).

537 F.Supp.2d 677 (2008)

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION, Plaintiff(s), v. EQUITY FINANCIAL GROUP LLC, et al., Defendant(s).

United States District Court, D. New Jersey, Camden Vicinage.

February 4, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth M. Streit, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff.

Lewis B. Cohn, Witman, Stadtmauer & Michaels, PA, Florham Park, NJ, for Defendants.

Vincent J. Firth, Medford, NJ, pro se.

Robert W. Shinier, Camp Hill, PA, pro se.


OPINION

ROBERT B. KUGLER, District Judge.

Plaintiff Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC" or "Plaintiff') alleges that Defendants Vincent Firth, Robert W. Shimer, and Equity Financial Group LLC ("Equity") committed multiple violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations. The allegations in the complaint include claims that Defendants violated 7 U.S.C. § 4b(a)(2) by committing fraud by misrepresentation. CFTC also alleges...

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