Federal Court Orders Utah Residents Christopher D. Hales, Eric A. Richardson and their Company Bentley Equities, LLC to Pay More Than $2.7 Million in Sanctions for Fraud
06/04/2013 12:59 PM EDT
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it obtained federal court orders for more than $2.7 million in disgorgement and civil monetary penalties against Bentley Equities, LLC (Bentley), a Delaware corporation, and its principals, Christopher D. Hales (Hales) and Eric A. Richardson (Richardson), resolving the CFTC’s May 2, 2012 Complaint charging them with fraud.
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