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CFTC 执法主任 Ian McGinley 表示,“有一句话是关于那些名不副实的人,
‘只有帽子不放牛’,这完美地形容了 Easterday。Easterday 通过谎报不存在的
肉牛欺骗了他的最优客户,对交易所撒谎,还违反了交易所规则。CFTC 仍然专
注于保护农业市场,并将积极起诉案件,以确保不当行为者被禁止进入这些市场。”
案件背景
根据命令,大约从 2016 年 10 月至 2020 年 11 月,Easterday 促使 Easterday
Ranches 提交虚假发票和报销申请,涉及从未为加工商购买或饲养的超过 20 万
头的肉牛。通过使用虚假发票报销申请,Easterday Ranches 获得了本无权取得的
且超过 2.33 亿美元的资产。
此外,该命令称,Easterday 导致 Easterday Ranches 在至少两个套期保值豁
免申请中向芝加哥商品交易所报告有关其牛的库存、购买、销售的虚假或误导性
信息,以寻求超出交易所持仓限额的许可。在 2017 年和 2018 年期间,当 Easterday
Ranches 在活牛和饲料牛期货市场中超出交易所的持仓限额时,为避免纪律处分
和审查,其对交易所作了虚假陈述。基于虚假陈述或误导性信息,它们的套期保
值豁免是无效的。因此,Easterday Ranches 至少有两次违反了交易所设定的持仓
限额规定。
Federal Court Orders Washington Rancher to Pay $1 Million Penalty for
Phantom Cattle Scheme, Position Limit Violations(2023/6/5)
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced Chief Judge
Stanley A. Bastian of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
issued an order granting a permanent injunction against Cody Easterday and requiring
him to pay a $1 million civil monetary penalty in connection with a phantom cattle
fraud scheme. In a parallel criminal action, Easterday previously was sentenced to 11
years in prison and ordered to pay $244 million in restitution. [United States v.
Easterday, No. 21-cr-6012-SAB (E.D. Wash.)]
In addition to requiring Easterday to pay $1 million civil monetary penalty, the
order permanently enjoins Easterday from further violating the Commodity Exchange
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