Chicago Area Trader Facing Federal Charges After Allegedly Defrauding Investors out of $750,000
From the Desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law LLC:
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois, Richard D. Carter, 48, of Mundelein, Illinois was arrested and charged with one count of wire fraud after allegedly defrauding investors out of $750,000.
More specifically, Carter, a trader for Blue Guru Trading, LLC, a Lincolnshire-based trading firm that claims to specialize in trading futures contracts, told his clients that their investments would be traded through a
However, Carter falsified Straits Financial account statements by demonstrating that Blue Guru Trading held account balances totaling more than $6 million to cover up the fact that he misappropriated $750,000 of investor funds.
Eccleston Law is investigating Carter’s fraudulent activity. Those with information should contact our law firm.
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