CFTC Charges Florida Resident William Jeffery Chandler with Forex Fraud and Misappropriation
Federal court enters emergency order freezing defendant’s assets and protecting books and records
Washington, DC – The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that on September 11, 2012, Judge James D. Whittemore of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida entered an emergency order freezing the assets of defendant William Jeffery Chandler of Ft Myers, Fla. The court’s order also prohibits Chandler from destroying or altering books and records. The judge set a hearing on the CFTC’s motion for a preliminary injunction for September 26, 2012.