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Commodity Futures Trading Commission 

CEA CASES 

NAME: CHARLES VOJTEK 

DOCKET NUMBER: 43 

DATE: FEBRUARY 4, 1948 

DOCUMENT TYPE: COMPLAINT 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

BEFORE THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE 

In re Charles Vojtek, Respondent 

CE-A Docket No. 43 

Complaint and notice of hearing under Section 6(b) of the Commodity Exchange 

Act 

The Secretary of Agriculture has reason to believe that the respondent, 

Charles Vojtek, has violated the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1-17a) and the 

rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. In accordance with Section 6(b) 

of the said Act, this complaint is issued alleging as follows: 

1. 

The respondent, Charles Vojtek, is an individual residing in Chicago, 

Illinois. At all times material to this complaint, the said respondent was 

registered with the Secretary of Agriculture as a futures commission merchant 

under the provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act, and was a member of the 

Chicago Open Board of Trade, a duly designated contract market under the 

provisions of the said Act. 

2. 

The said respondents on or about June 7, June 10, June 13, July 3, July 7, 

and July 9, 1947, in connection with orders to make contracts of sale of 

commodities for future delivery on the Chicago Open Board of Trade for one S. 

Bristol, a customer, wilfully deceived the said customer with respect to the 

execution and disposition of such orders and contracts by falsely representing 

to him that there were in existence open trades on his behalf, all in violation 

of Section 4b(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act. 

3. 

The said respondent, on or about June 20, June 21, and June 27, 1947, in 

connection with orders to make contracts of sale of commodities for future 

delivery on the Chicago Open Board of Trade on behalf of one P. Tulupan, a 

customer, wilfully and knowingly and without the prior consent of the said 

customer, became the buyer with respect to the selling orders-of the said 

customer and became the seller with respect to the buying orders of the said 

customer, all in violation of Sec. 4b(D) of the Commodity Exchange Act. 

4. 

The said respondent, on or about May 15, May 27, June 12, and June 17, 1947, 

acting as a futures commission merchant, accepted orders from one S. Bristol, a 

customer, for the purchase or sale of commodities for future delivery and 

received from the said customer various sums of money in the total amount of $ 

450,00 to margin and secure the trades and contracts of the said customer. The 

said respondent failed to treat and deal with such money as belonging to said 
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customer, in that he converted the said sum of money to his own use, in 

violation, of Sec. 4d(2) of the Commodity Exchange Act. 

5. 

The said respondent, on or about February 17, February 18, February 19, 

February 21, February 24, February 25, February 27, February 28, March 3, March 

5, March 7, March 8, March 11, March 12, March 13, March 14, March 17, and March 

18, 1947, accepted orders from one S. Lust, a customer, for the purchase or sale 

of commodities for future delivery and in connection 

therewith falsely reported to the said customer that such orders had been 

executed on a contract market, namely, the Chicago Open Board of Trade, whereas 

in truth and in fact such orders had not been executed, all in violation of Sec. 

4h(2) of the Commodity Exchange Act. 

7. 

The said respondent, on or about June 23, June 25, June 27, June 28, June 30, 

July 2, and July 3, 1947, having theretofore executed on the Chicago Open Board 

of Trade an order for the purchase of a commodity for future delivery on behalf 

of one A. Caposto, a customer, and having theretofore become responsible for 

money received from the said customer to margin and secure such purchase 

contract and for money accruing to such customer as a result of such purchase 

contract, used such money to margin or guarantee his own, the respondent's, 

trades and contracts, all in violation of Sec. 4d(2) of the Commodity Exchange 

Act. 

Therefore, the said respondent, Charles Vojtek, is hereby notified to be and 

appear at a hearing to be held at 10:00 o'clock, a.m., c.s.t., on the 16th day 

of March, 1948, in Room 1200, Board of Trade Building, 145 W. Jackson Boulevard, 

Chicago, Illinois, before a referee designated to conduct such hearing and then 

and there show cause, if any there be, why an order should not be made directing 

that all contract markets refuse all trading privileges to the respondent for 

such period of time as the Secretary of Agriculture may determine. 

The respondent will have 20 days after the receipt of this notice of hearing 

in which to file with the Secretary of Agriculture an answer, in triplicate, 

fully and completely stating the nature of the defense and admitting or denying 

specifically and in detail each material and relevant allegation of this 

complaint, Allegations that are not answered will be deemed admitted for the 

purpose of this proceeding. 

It is ordered that this complaint and notice of hearing be served on the 

respondent by delivery of a true copy thereof to him by an employee of the 

Department of Agriculture or by registered mail at least 20 days prior to the 

date set for hearing. 

Done at Washington, D. C., this 

4th day of Feb., 1948 

(s) Clinton P. Anderson 

Clinton P. Anderson 

Secretary of Agriculture 

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