Eddie Alexandre cops $243 mill judgment in CFTC’s EminiFX case
EminiFX and founder Eddie Alexandre have had a $243 million summary judgment ordered against them.
EminiFX and founder Eddie Alexandre have had a $243 million summary judgment ordered against them.
The EminiFX Receivership has returned $76.8 million to Eddie Alexandre’s victims. In a filed April 30th Status Report, the Receiver informed the court the EminiFX victim claim distribution will see “approximately $100,000,000” dispersed.
The EminiFX Receiver has filed a clawback lawsuit against former CFO Clarelle Dieuveuil, aka Marie Dieuveuil and Clarelle Alexandre. The Receiver claims Dieuveuil, wife of EminiFX founder Eddy Alexandre, misappropriated “over $500,000”.
A proposed EminiFX victim claim distribution plan has been approved. As per an order issued on January 21st, the EminiFX Receiver is authorized distribute recovered assets to victims of the scam.
Following closure of the EminiFX victim claim portal, 110,318 transactions from over 30,000 victims have been verified. The transactions correlate to $229 million in verified invested funds and around $30 million in verified withdrawals. Just over 5000 EminiFX investors have submitted disputed transactions, or transactions that were unable to verified.
EminiFX victims have until December 18th. 2023 to file claims through a portal set up by the Receivership. The portal can be accessed through the EminiFX Receivership’s website.
Eddie Alexandre will pay $213,639,133 in restitution to EminiFX victims. The CFTC’s civil EminiFX case has also been reopened.
EminiFX Ponzi scammer Eddy Alexandre has been sentenced to nine years in prison.
The EminiFX Receiver has filed a report pertaining to the “financial condition” of the EminiFX Receivership. The good news for victims of the Ponzi scheme is “the bulk of the EminiFX assets” have been recovered.
EminiFX founder Eddy Alexandre has pled guilty to one count of commodities fraud. Alexandre’s guilty plea includes $248.8 million forfeiture judgment.