Capitol Equity FX LLC and its Principals and Agents, Robert Leland Johnson IV and Marisa Elena Johnson Allegedly Misappropriated the Entirety of Pool Participants’ Funds by Allegedly Depositing Pool Participants’ Funds into their Own Personal Bank Accounts and by Trading Pool Participants’ Funds in their Personal Trading Accounts
Capitol Equity FX LLC and its principals and agents, Robert Leland Johnson IV and Marisa Elena Johnson, both of Chino, California, allegedly misappropriated the entirety of pool participants’ funds by purportedly depositing pool participants’ funds into their own personal bank accounts, and by trading pool participants’ funds in their personal trading accounts, according to a Complaint from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) currently under review by attorneys Joe Peiffer and James Booker.
Peiffer Wolf Carr & Kane securities practice lawyers are investigating investment recovery options on behalf of investors in issues related to Capitol Equity FX LLC’s alleged investment fraud.
Investors who believe they may have lost money in activity related to Capitol Equity FX LLC’s alleged investment fraud are encouraged to contact attorneys Joe Peiffer or James Booker with any useful information or for a free, no obligation discussion about their options.
The Johnsons, from at least May 2012 through May 2015, also allegedly made fraudulent solicitations of at least $1,735,750 from members of the public in a so-called pool fund that traded commodity futures and FOREX contracts, according to the CFTC Complaint.
The Johnsons allegedly also siphoned a segment of pool participants’ funds to earlier-in-time customers the fashion of a Ponzi scheme, according to that aforementioned CFTC Complaint.
The Peiffer Wolf Carr & Kane securities lawyers are currently investigating Capitol Equity FX LLC’s alleged investment fraud.
Robert Leland Johnson IV and Marisa Elena Johnson Allegedly Committed Commodity Futures Fraud, Off-exchange, Leveraged or Margined Retail Foreign Currency (FOREX) Fraud, Commodity Pool Fraud, and Also Allegedly Failed to Register with the CFTC
Robert Leland Johnson IV and Marisa Elena Johnson allegedly committed commodity futures fraud, off-exchange, leveraged or margined retail foreign currency (FOREX) fraud, commodity pool fraud, and also purportedly failed to register with the CFTC, according to the CFTC Complaint currently under review by attorneys Joe Peiffer and James Booker.
In its continuing litigation, the CFTC is seeking full restitution to defrauded pool participants, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, civil monetary penalties, permanent registration and trading bans, and a permanent injunction against future violations of federal commodities laws, as charged, the Complaint notes.
Securities Lawyers Investigating
The Peiffer Wolf Carr & Kane securities lawyers often represent investors who lose money as a result of investment fraud and are currently investigating Capitol Equity FX LLC’s alleged investment fraud. They take most cases of this type on a contingency fee basis and advance the case costs, and only get paid for their fees and costs out of money they recover for their clients.
Investors who believe they lost money as a result of Capitol Equity FX LLC’s alleged investment fraud may contact the securities lawyers at Peiffer Wolf Carr & Kane, Joe Peiffer or James Booker, for a free no-obligation evaluation of their recovery options, at 504-523-2434 or via e-mail at [email protected] or [email protected].