CFTC Wins: Ninth Circuit Rules Bitcoin a Commodity in Crombie Fraud Case
CFTC Clamps Down on Crypto Fraudster in Rare Win. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court ruling against James Devlin Crombie, a California man who peddled fraudulent investment schemes promising massive returns from bitcoin trading bots in 2011. Crombie scammed investors out of over $1.2 million by falsely claiming his proprietary software…
