CFTC accuses fund manager of hiding crypto, futures losses behind fake investor returns
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged Trevor L. Vernon and his firm, Argent Capital Management LLC, with fraud. The complaint alleges that from March 2022 to February 2026, they solicited over $14.8 million from at least 60 investors for a commodity pool, falsely portraying it as consistently profitable. In reality, the fund allegedly suffered massive losses exceeding $8.6 million from trading futures, options, and cryptocurrencies, including over $108,000 in crypto losses from Vernon's personal exchange accounts. The CFTC accuses the defendants of concealing these losses by distributing fake performance reports and operating a Ponzi-like scheme, using new investor funds to pay earlier participants. The regulator is seeking investor restitution, civil penalties, and permanent trading bans. The allegations are unproven and the case is proceeding in federal court.
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