The Traders Domain Ponzi scammer Juan Herman, aka JJ Herman, has been hit with a $250,000 contempt fine.

The fine was part of an August 12th order, following contempt allegations raised by The Traders Domain Receiver.

Herman was co-owner of Algo FX Capital Advisor LLC, a Delaware shell company through which The Traders Domain investor funds were laundered.

Sometime after The Traders Domain collapsed in late 2022, Herman fled the US for Dubai.

Seeking to recover funds Herman and co-conspirators stolen through the Ponzi scheme, the CFTC filed a The Traders Domain lawsuit in late 2024.

Having not participated in CFTC’s lawsuit to date, the Receiver initiated contempt proceedings against Herman earlier this year.

On August 12th, the court found Herman to be in contempt;

We hereby find Defendant Juan Herman in civil contempt for his failure to comply with multiple Court orders.

To purge his contempt, Juan Herman is ORDERED to pay the Receiver a total sum of $250,000.00.

Separately, the Receiver is attempting to liquidate a seized South Miami property Herman abandoned when he fled.

On July 2nd, 2024, The Traders Domain investor Brian Bottorff filed a civil suit against Herman in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Bottorff claims he invested $40,000 into The Traders Domain and did not “receive one red cent” from the company. Despite claiming to have suffered $40,000 in losses, Bottorff sought only $8000 in damages.

On October 17th, 2024, Bottorff was awarded the $8000 claimed amount and $964 in damages.

With Herman hiding in Dubai, Bottorff obtained a lien for the judgment amount on one of Herman’s abandoned properties.

From an August 15th, 2025 Motion to Compel filing from The Traders Domain Receiver;

While attempting to sell the South Miami Property and upon learning of the Default Judgment during the related title search, the Receiver conferred with Mr. Bottorff and requested that he release his lien on the South Miami Property without impacting Mr. Bottorff’s ability to seek payment of the judgment via the Receivership’s claims process, and provided Mr. Bottorff with a form release.

Mr. Bottorff refused to release his lien.

The Receiver got around Bottorff’s non-cooperation by depositing funds “similar to the Default Judgment” in escrow. Herman’s South Miami property was subsequently sold.

As of August 15th, the Receivership’s fund remain in escrow and Bottorff’s lien remains active. Bottorff appears intent on “jumping the queue”, so to speak.

Even after the sale, in an effort to mitigate the harm to the Receivership Estate, the Receiver attempted to resolve this issue with Mr. Bottorff; however, Mr. Bottorff refuses to cooperate with the Receiver and informed the Receiver that he will only release his lien upon a court order.

The Receiver cannot agree to Mr. Bottorff’s demands because it would place him in a superior position relative to other victims.

Additionally, Receiver alleges Bottorff’s conduct violates the previously granted The Traders Domain preliminary injunction.

To maintain the integrity of its own orders, and to ensure that the Orders are not casually disregarded, the Court should order Mr. Bottorff to comply with the Receiver’s requests to release the lien on the South Miami Property.

Civilian litigation is typically set aside when US regulators secure an injunction. I’m expecting no different outcome with Bottorff.

I’ll leave an update below once the court has issued an order on the Receiver’s Motion to Compel.