Enforcement Dustup Riles CFTC
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A long-simmering feud between the CFTC’s enforcement division and Commissioner Caroline Pham is now boiling over, with the Republican appointee publicly lambasting its lawyers’ conduct and airing details of closed-door meetings. Staff, in turn, are accusing her of endangering a high-profile fraud case against a foreign exchange trading firm and its CEO.
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