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Cases / Trading, forex & commodities

Bentley Equities

Eric A. Richardson, Christopher D. Hales

ReportedMay 2, 2012
LocationCedar Hills, UT
Amount$2,300,000

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Company / entity
Bentley Equities
Industry
Commodity futures trading pools
How investors were recruited
38 pool participants plus 14 others solicited directly
Pitch & red flags
held themselves out as "highly successful, experienced traders"; unregistered with CFTC

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Source

deseret.com

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