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George D. Hudgins

ReportedMay 21, 2008
LocationNacogdoches, TX
Amount$25,000,000

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Company / entity
George D. Hudgins LLC, 3737 Financial LP (aka Hudgins Group, Hudg-Investments)
Industry
Commodity futures and options pool
How investors were recruited
Promotional packets, newsletters, group presentations and face-to-face meetings.
Pitch & red flags
Claimed annual returns of "46 percent to 99 percent" for 2000-2004 (pool did not exist until Nov 2004), "53.33 percent" for 2005 and "22.5 percent" for 2006; claimed portfolio of "approximately $80 million" when it was negative

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Source

CFTC official

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