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Cases / Trading, forex & commodities

LEAP Fund, Dawson Trading LLC

Joseph A. Dawson

ReportedAug 17, 2010
LocationFox Lake, IL
Amount$3,700,000

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Company / entity
LEAP Fund, Dawson Trading LLC
Industry
Commodity futures and securities trading fund
How investors were recruited
Primarily former customers of the LEAP Fund and other investors solicited directly
Pitch & red flags
"Fixed annual return plus as much as 80 percent of any trading profits"; fraudulently inflated account statements

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Source

FBI official

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