UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 

HOUSTON DIVISION 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

MA YCO ALEXIS MALDONADO 

GARCIA, et al. jointly d/b/a GLOBAL 

TRADING CLUB, 

Defendants. 

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CONSENT ORDER FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION, RESTITUTION 

AND ANCILLARY EQUITABLE RELIEF AGAINST 

DEFENDANT MA YCO ALEXIS MALDONADO GARCIA 

l. INTRODUCTION 

On September 11, 2020, Plaintiff Commodity Futures Trading Commission 

("Commission" or "CFTC") filed a Complaint (ECF No. 1) against Defendant Mayco Alexis 

Maldonado Garcia ("Maldonado"), and others jointly d/b/a Global Trading Club . The 

Complaint seeks injunctive and other equitable relict as well as the imposition of civil penalties, 

for violations of the Commodity Exchange Act ("Act"), 7 U.S.C. §§ 1-26 (2018), and the 

Commission's Regulations (''Regulations") promulgated thereunder, 17 C.F.R. pts. 1-190 

(2020). 

United States District Court

Southern District of Texas

ENTERED

July 26, 2021

Nathan Ochsner, Clerk

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II. CONSENTS AND AGREEMENTS 

To effect settlement of all charges a1leged in the Complaint against Maldonado without a 

trial on the merits or any further judicial proceedings, Maldonado: 

1. Consents to the entry of this Consent Order for Permanent Injunction, Restitution 

and Ancillary Equitable Relief Against Defendant Maldonado ("Consent Order"); 

2. Affin11S that he has read and agreed to this Consent Order voluntarily, and that no 

promise, other than as specifically contained herein, or threat, has been made by the CFTC or 

any member, officer, agent, or representative thereof, or by any other person, to induce consent 

to this Consent Order; 

3. Acknowledges service of the summons and Complaint; 

4. Admits the jurisdiction of this Court over him and the subject matter of this action 

pursuant to Section 6c of the Act, 7 U.S.C. § 13a-1 (2018); 

5. Admits the jurisdiction of the CFTC over the conduct and transactions at issue in 

this action pursuant to the Act; 

6. Admits that venue properly lies with this Court pursuant to 7 U.S.C. § 13a-l(e); 

7. Waives: 

(a) Any and all claims that he may possess under the Equal Access to Justice 

Act, 5 U.S.C, § 504 (2018) and 28 U.S,C. § 2412 (2018), and/or the rules 

promulgated by the CFTC in confonnity therewith, Part 148 of the 

Regulations, 17 C.F.R. pt. 148 (2020), relating to, or arising from, this 

action; 

(b) Any and all claims that he may possess under the Small Business 

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-121, tit. II, 

§§ 201-253, 110 Stat. 847, 857-74 (codified as amended at 28 U.S.C. 

§ 2412 and in scattered sections of 5 U.S.C. and 15 U.S.C.), relating to, or 

arising from, this action; 

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( c) Any claim of Double Jeopardy based upon the institution of this action or 

the entry in this action of any order imposing a civil monetary penalty or 

any other relief, including this Consent Order; and 

( d) Any and all rights of appeal from this action. 

8. Consents to the continued jurisdiction of this Court over him for the purpose of 

implementing and enforcing the terms and conditions of this Consent Order and for any other 

purpose relevant to this action, even if Maldonado now or in the fuhire resides outside the 

jurisdiction of this Court; 

9. Agrees that he will not oppose enforcement of this Consent Order on the ground, 

if any exists, that it fails to comply with Rule 65(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 

hereby waives any objection based thereon; 

10. Agrees to provide immediate notice to this Court and the CFTC by certified mail, 

in the manner required by paragraph 51 of this Consent Order, of any bankruptcy proceeding 

filed by, on behalf of, or against him, whether inside or outside the United States; and 

11. Agrees that no provision of this Consent Order shall in any way limit or impair 

the ability of any other person or entity to seek any legal or equitable remedy against Maldonado 

in any other proceeding. 

III. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 

The Court, being fully advised in the premises, finds that there is good cause for the entry 

of this Consent Order and that there is no just reason for delay. The Court therefore directs the 

entry of the following Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, pem1anent injunction and equitable 

relief pursuant to Section 6c of the Act, 7 U.S.C. § 13a-l (2018), as set forth herein. 

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THE PARTIES AGREE AND THE COURT HEREBY FINDS: 

A. Findings of Fact 

The Parties to this Consent Order 

12. Plaintiff Commodity Futures Trading Commission is an independent federal 

regulatory agency charged by Congress with responsibility for administering and enforcing the 

provisions of the Act and Regulations. 

13. Defendant Mayco Alexis Maldonado Garcia is an individual residing in Pearland, 

Texas. Maldonado is also known by the names Mayco Maldonado and Mike Maldonado. He 

has never been registered with the CFTC. 

Maldonado Solicited Customers to Purchase Bitcoin with GTC 

14. In 2016, Maldonado began to market a new business called GTC. The stated 

purpose of GTC was to offer customers an opportunity to profit from speculative trading that 

was based upon price fluctuations in Bitcoin. 

15. Although Maldonado marketed Bitcoin trading using the GTC name, GTC did not 

exist as a separate legal entity. Instead, Maldonado used separate corporate entities, and opened 

bank accounts in the names of those entities., through which he accepted deposits from GTC 

customers. 

16. From at least August 2016 through October 2017 the ("Relevant Period"), 

Maldonado continued to promote the GTC business using numerous channels, including a web 

site, www.gtcexchange.com ("GTC web site"); a smartphone app called "GTC Digital"; videos 

posted to a YouTube channel; and a Facebook page called Global Trading Club. 

17. Additionally, throughout the Relevant Period, Maldonado made representations 

directly to actual and potential customers during GTC "cryptocurrency" seminars held by GTC 

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in Houston and elsewhere in the United States. During these seminars, Maldonado shared a 

GTC marketing presentation, which contained the same representations found on the GTC web 

site and in the YouTube videos. 

18. The GTC seminars in which Maldonado participated included the following: 

• In September 2016, Maldonado spoke to members of a Korean-American 

church at a luncheon in Santa Maria, Califomia; 

• In September 2016 and February 2017, Maldonado spoke to potential 

customers at a seminar held in Hawaii; 

o In September 2016, Maldonado spoke with potential customers in Los 

Angeles; 

o In September 2016, Maldonado co-hosted a seminar at Drury Inn and Suites 

in Houston; and 

o In December 2016, Maldonado co-hosted a GTC holiday party for potential 

customers at a hotel in Houston. 

19. Throughout the Relevant Period, Maldonado also held one-on-one and smallgroup meetings with potential customers. Some of these meetings took place at a business office 

located in an apa1tment complex in Houston. During these meetings, Maldonado shared the 

GTC marketing presentation with customers. 

20. Maldonado marketed the GTC business to non-English-speaking residents of the 

United States. The GTC web site highlighted Korean- and Spanish-speaking representatives of 

the business. Maldonado circulated Spanish and Korean translations of the GTC marketing 

presentation to the other Defendants, as well as other individuals who marketed the GTC 

business on behalfof Maldonado. The You Tube videos were also translated into Spanish, 

Korean, and other languages. 

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Defendants Made False and Misleading Representations when Soliciting GTC 

Customers 

21. The GTC web site, YouTube videos, marketing presentations, and/or other GTC 

marketing materials included the following representations: 

e GTC employed "over 75 master traders" 

0 These traders had years of trading experience in "crypto cunency" trading; 

o GTC customer "capital is continuously being traded in a real time 

environment, by our expe1i traders and cutting edge trading robots 24 hours a 

day, 7 days a week." 

"' "With our automated trading software and monitoring systeni., trades are done 

automatic [sic] for members with no risk. Finally the best way to trade with 

no experience. 'Put your bit coin to work for you'." ( emphasis in original) 

22. The GTC marketing materials f11rther represented that customers could join one of 

multiple GTC membership levels, ranging from $250 ("Entrepreneur'' level) to $31,000 

("Founder Trader" level). The GTC marketing materials set forth guaranteed specific daily 

earnings, which would increase based on the customer's membership level at GTC. 

23. The GTC marketing materials offered further earnings through its multi-level 

marketing strncture, under which customers could earn additional money by refening new 

customers to OTC. Customers were promised a cash bonus for each direct refenal, in the 

amount of 20 percent of the deposit made by the referred customer. Customers were nniher 

offered bonuses for indirect referrals and a "bi110ry matching bonus" for multi-level marketing 

"teams," The amount of the bonuses increased if customers made additional deposits with GTC, 

which placed them at a higher membership level within GTC, 

24. Maldonado made representations similar to those set forth in Paragraphs 21-23 

above during the GTC seminars, meetings with small groups of customers, and/or individual 

customer meetings described in paragraphs 15-21. 

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25. The representations set fmth in Paragraphs 21-23 above are false. GTC employed 

no traders, and neither created nor used any trading robots. Accordingly, GTC customer capital 

was not "being traded in a real time environment, by om expert traders and cutting edge trading 

robots 24 hours a day, 7 days a week," Additionally, one or more GTC customers did not 

receive any daily earnings or referral bonuses. 

26. Maldonado concealed his fraudulent conduct by causing misleading trading 

statements to be posted online. GTC customers could access the online statements by logging 

into a web site and/or the GTC Digital app, using a usemame and password. Once logged in, 

customers could see how much money they'd earned from GTC's purported trading on their 

behalf. These misleading trading statements did not accurately reflect the Bitcoin trading 

purp01iedly undertaken by Maldonado and led at least certain customers to believe they were 

earning significant profits from their Bitcoin trading. 

B. Conclu~onsofLaw 

Jurisdiction and Venue 

27. The Court has jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331 (2018) 

(federal question jurisdiction) and 28 U.S.C. § 1345 (2018) (district courts have original 

jurisdiction over civil actions commenced by the United States or by any agency expressly 

authorized to sue by Act of Congress). 1n addition, Section 6c of the Act, 7 U.S.C. § 13a-1 

(2018), provides that United States district courts possess jurisdiction to hear actions brought by 

the CFTC for injunctive relief or to enforce compliance with the Act whenever it shall appear to 

the CFTC that such person has engaged, is engaging, or is about to engage in any act or practice 

constituting a violation of any provision of the Act or any rule, regulation, or order thereunder. 

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28. Venue properly lies with this Comi pursuant to 7 U.S.C. § 13a-l(e) because 

Maldonado resides in this District, transacts or transacted business in this District, and certain 

transactions, acts, practices and courses of business alleged in this Complaint occmTed within 

this District, among other places. 

Fraud by Deceptive Device or Contrivance 

Violations of Section 6(c)(1) of the Act, 7 U.S.C. § 9(1) (2018) 

and Regulation 180.l(a), 17 C.F.R. § 180.l(a) (2020) 

29. 7 U,S.C, § 9(1) provides, in relevant part: 

It shall be unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, to use or 

employ or attempt to use or e111ploy, in connection with any swap, 

or a contract of sale of any commodity in interstate commerce, or 

for future delivery on or subject to the rules of any registered entity, 

any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance, in 

contravention of such rules and regulations as the Commission shall 

promulgate , .. , 

30, 17 C.F.R. § 180.1 provides, in relevant pmi: 

(a) It shall be unlawf·ul for any person, directly or indirectly, in 

connection with any swap, or contract of sale of any commodity 

in interstate commerce, or contract for future delivery on or 

subject to the rules of any registered entity, to intentionally or 

recklessly: 

(1) Use or employ, or attempt to use or employ, any manipulative 

device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; 

(2) Make, or attempt to make, any untrue or misleading statement 

of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in 

order to make the statements made not untrue or misleading; 

(3) Engage, or attempt to engage, in any act, practice, or course of 

business, which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit 

upon any person, .... 

31. Digital assets such as Bitcoin are encompassed in the definition of "commodity" 

under Section la(9) of the Act, 7 U.S.C. § 1a(9) (_2018). 

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32. During the Relevant Period, Maldonado intentionally or recklessly used or 

employed manipulative or deceptive devices or contrivances, in connection with contracts of sale 

of a commodity in interstate commerce, including: 

a. Misrepresenting that GTC employed "over 75 master traders" who had years of 

trading experience; 

b. Misrepresenting that GTC customer moneys were being traded "by our expert 

traders and cutting edge trading robots 24 hours a day, 7 days a week"; 

c. Misrepresenting that GTC customers could achieve specific daily earnings; 

d. Misrepresenting that GTC customers could earn bonuses by refetTing other 

customers to GTC; and 

e. Causing falsified infomrntion to be posted to a GTC web site and GTC Digital 

app that misrepresented the purpmied profits being earned by and for 

customers. 

33. By the conduct described in paragraphs 14 through 26 above, Maldonado violated 

7 U.S.C. § 9(1) by directly or indirectly employing or attempting to use or employ, in connection 

with a swap, or a contract of sale of a commodity in interstate commerce, or for future delivery 

on or subject to the rules of any registered entity, a manipulative or deceptive device or 

contrivance upon customers of GTC. 

IV. PERMANENT INJUNCTION 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

34. Based upon and in connection with the foregoing conduct, pursuant to Section 6c 

of the Act, 7 U.S.C. § 13a-1 (2018), Maldonado is pennanently restrained, enjoined and 

prohibited from directly or indirectly: 

a. Using or employing or attempting to use or employ, in connection with any swap, 

or a conh·act of sale of any commodity in interstate commerce, or for fuhire 

delivery on or subject to the rules of any registered entity, any manipulative or 

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deceptive device or contrivance, in violation of 6(c)(1) of the Act, 7 U.S.C. § 9(1) 

(2018); 

b. In connection with any swap, or contract of sale of any commodity in interstate 

commerce, or contract for future delivery on or subject to the rules of any 

registered entity, to intentionally or recklessly: (i) using or employing, or 

attempting to use or employ, any manipulative device, scheme, or artifice to 

defraud; (ii) making or attempting to make any untrue or misleading statement of 

a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order ~o make the 

statements made not untrue or misleading; or (iii) engaging or attempting to 

engage, in any act, practice, or course of business, which operates or would 

operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person, in violation of Regulation 180.1 (a), 

17 C.F,R, §180.l(a) (2020); 

35. Maldonado is also permanently restrained, enjoined and prohibited from directly 

or indirectly: 

a. Trading on or subject to the rules of any registered entity (as that tem1 is defined 

in Section la(40) ofthe Act, 7 U.S,C. § la(40) (2018)); 

b. Entering into any transactions involving "commodity interests" (as that tem1 is 

defined in Regulation 1.3, 17 C.F.R. § 1.3 (2020), for his own personal account or 

for any account in which he has a direct or indirect interest; 

c. Having any commodity interests traded on his behalf; 

d. Controlling or directing the trading for or on behalf of any other person or entity, 

whether by power of attorney or otherwise, in any account involving commodity 

interests; 

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e. Soliciting, receiving or accepting any funds from any person for the purpose of 

purchasing or selling any commodity interests; 

f. Applying for registration or claiming exemption from registration with the CFTC 

in any capacity, and engaging in any activity requiring such registration or 

exemption from registration with the CFTC, except as provided for in Regulation 

4.14(a)(9), 17 C.F.R. § 4.14(a)(9) (2020); and/or 

g. Acting as a principal (as that term is defined in Regulation 3.1 (a), 17 C.F.R. 

§ 3 .1 (a) (2020)), agent or any other officer or employee of any person (as that 

tennis defined in 7 U.S.C. § 1 a(38)), registered, exempted from registration or 

required to be registered with the CFTC except as provided for in 17 C.F.R. 

§ 4.14(a)(9) (2020). 

V. RESTITUTION 

36. Maldonado shall pay restitution in the amount of nine hundred, eighty-nine 

thousand, five-hundred, fifty dollars ($989,550) ("Restitution Obligation"), 

3 7. To effect payment of the Restitution Obligation and the distribution of any 

restitution payments to GTC's customers, the CoU1i appoints the National Futures Association 

("NFA") as Monitor ("Monitor"). The Monitor shall receive restitution payments from 

Maldonado and make distributions as set forth below, Because the Monitor is acting as an 

officer of this Court in performing these services, the NFA shall not be liable for any action or 

inaction arising from NFA's appointment as Monitor, other than actions involving fraud. 

3 8. Maldonado shall make Restitution Obligation payments under this Consent Order 

to the Monitor in the name "Maldonado, Mayco - Settlement/Restitution Fund" and shall send 

such payments by electronic funds transfer, or by U.S. postal money order, certified check, bank 

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cashier's check, or bank money order, to the Office of Administration, National Futures 

Association, 300 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 1800, Chicago, Illinois 60606 under cover letter 

that identifies Maldonado and the name and docket number of this proceeding. Maldonado shall 

simultaneously transmit copies of the cover letter and the fom1 of payment to the Chief Financial 

Officer, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, 

NW, Washington, D.C. 20581. 

39, The Monitor shall oversee the Restitution Obligation and shall have the discretion 

to dete1111ine the manner of distribution of such funds in an equitable fashion to GTC's customers 

identified by the CFTC or may defer distribution until such time as the Monitor deems 

appropriate. 

40, Maldonado shall cooperate with the Monitor as appropriate to provide such 

info1111ation as the Monitor deems necessary and appropriate to identify GTC's customers to 

whom the Monitor, in its sole discretion, may determine to include in any plan for distribution of 

any Restitution Obligation payments. Maldonado shall execute any documents necessary to 

release funds that he has in any repository, bank, investment or other financial institution, 

wherever located, in order to make partial or total payment toward the Restitution Obligation. 

41. The Monitor shall provide the CFTC at the beginning of each calendar year with a 

report detailing the disbursement of funds to GTC's customers during the previous year. The 

Monitor shall transmit this report under a cover letter that identifies the name and docket number 

of this proceeding to the Chief Financial Officer, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 

Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20581. 

42. The amounts payable to each GTC customer shall not limit the ability of any OTC 

customer from proving that a greater amount is owed from Maldonado or any other person or 

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entity, and nothing herein shall be construed in any way to limit or abridge the rights of any OTC 

customer that exist under state or common law, 

43. Pursuant to Rule 71 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, each GTC customer 

who suffered a loss is explicitly made an intended thfrd-paiiy beneficiary of this Consent Order 

and may seek to enforce obedience of this Consent Order to obtain satisfaction of any portion of 

the restitution that has not been paid by Maldonado to ensure continued compliance with any 

provision of this Consent Order and to hold Maldonado in contempt for any violations of any 

provision of this Consent Order. 

44, To the extent that any funds accrue to the U.S. Treasury for satisfaction of 

Maldonado's Restitution Obligation, such funds shall be transfened to the Monitor for 

disbursement in accordance with the procedures set fo1ih above, 

VI. CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY 

45, Maldonado shall pay a civil monetary penalty in the amount of four hundred 

thousand dollars ($400,000.00) ("CMP Obligation"), plus post-judgment interest. 

46, Post~udgment interest shall accrne on the CMP Obligation beginning on the date 

of entry of this Consent Order and shall be determined by using the Treasury Bill rate prevailing 

on the date of entry of this Consent Order pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961. 

47. Maldonado shall pay the CMP Obligation and any post-judgment interest by 

electronic funds transfer, U.S. postal money order, certified check, bank cashier's check, or bank 

money order, If payment is to be made other than by electronic funds transfer, then the payment 

sha11 be made payable to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and sent to the address 

below: 

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MAC/ESC/AMK326 

Commodity Futures Trading Commission 

Division of Enforcement 

6500 S. MacArthur Blvd. 

HQ Room 181 

Oklahoma City, OK 73169 

( 405) 954-6569 office 

(405) 954-1620 fax 

9-AMC-AR-CFTC@faa.gov 

48. If payment by electronic ftmds transfer is chosen, Maldonado shall contact Marie 

Thorne or her successor at the address above to receive payment instructions and shall fully 

comply with those instructions. Maldonado shall accompany payment of the CMP Obligation 

with a cover letter that identifies Maldonado and the name and docket number of this proceeding. 

Maldonado shall simultaneously transmit copies of the cover letter and the form of payment to 

the Chief Financial Officer, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 2 I st Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20581, and Aimee Latimer-Zayets, Chief Trial 

Attorney, Commodity Futures Trading Commiss1on, Division of Enforcement, 1155 21 st Street, 

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20581. 

VII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

49. Partial Satisfaction: Acceptance by the CFTC or the Monitor of any patiial 

payment of Maldonado's Restitution Obligation shall not be deemed a waiver of bis obligation to 

make fotiher payments pursuant to this Consent Order, or a waiver of the CFTC's right to seek to 

compel payment of any remaining balance. 

50. Maldonado shall cooperate fully and expeditiously with the CFTC, including the 

CFTC's Division of Enforcement, in this action, and in any current or future CFTC investigation 

or action related thereto. Maldonado shall also cooperate in any investigation, civil litigation, or 

administrative matter related to, or arising from, the subject matter of this action. 

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51. Notice: All notices required to be given by any provision in this Consent Order 

shall be sent cettified mail, return receipt requested, as follows: 

Notice to CFTC: 

Richard Glaser, Deputy Director 

Division of Enforcement 

Commodity Futures Trading Commission 

1155 2l81 Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20581 

Notice to Maldonado: 

David R. Bires, Esquire 

3714 Audubon Place 

Houston, TX 77006 

All such notices to the CFTC shall reference the name and docket number of this action. 

52. Change of Address/Phone: Until such time as Maldonado satisfies in full his 

Restitution Obligation as set forth in this Consent Order, Maldonado shall provide written notice 

to the CFTC by certified mail of any change to his telephone number and mailing address within 

ten calendar days of the change. 

53. Entire Agreement and Amendments: This Consent Order incorporates all of the 

tenns and conditions of the settlement among the patties hereto to date. Nothing shall serve to 

amend or modify this Consent Order in any respect whatsoever, unless: (a) reduced to writing; 

(b) signed by all patties hereto; and (c) approved by order of this Court. 

54. Invalidation: If any provision of this Consent Order or if the application of any 

provision or circumstance is held invalid, then the remainder of this Consent Order and the 

application of the provision to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected by the 

holding. 

55. Waiver: The failure of any party to this Consent Order or of any client at any 

time to require performance of any provision of this Consent Order shall in no manner affect the 

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right of the party or client at a later time to enforce the same or any other provision of this 

Consent Order. No waiver in one or more instances of the breach of any provision contained in 

this Consent Order shall be deemed to be or construed as a fu1ther or continuing waiver of such 

breach or waiver of the breach of any other provision of this Consent Order. 

56. Waiver of Service, and Acknowledgement: Maldonado waives service of this 

Consent Order and agrees that entry of this Consent Order by the Court and filing with the Clerk 

of the Court will constitute notice to the Maldonado of its ten11S and conditions. 

57. Continuing Jurisdiction of this Cou1t: This Court shall retain jurisdiction of this 

action to ensure compliance with this Consent Order and for all other purposes related to this 

action, including any motion by Maldonado to modify or for relief from the tenns of this 

Consent Order. 

58. Injunctive and Equitable Relief Provisions: The injunctive and equitable relief 

provisions of this Consent Order shall be binding upon Maldonado, upon any person under his 

authoiity or control, and upon any person who receives actual notice of this Consent Order, by 

personal service, e-mail, facsimile or otherwise insofar as he or she is acting in active concert or 

participation with Maldonado. 

59, Counterpmis and Facsimile Execution: This Consent Order may be executed in 

two or more counterpatts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall 

become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the paities hereto 

and delivered (by facsimile, e-mail, or otherwise) to the other party, it being understood that all 

parties need not sign the same counterpart. Any counterpart or other signature to this Consent 

Order that is delivered by any means shall be deemed for all purposes as constituting good and 

valid execution and delivery by such party of this Consent Order. 

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60. Contempt: Maldonado understands that the terms of the Consent Order are 

enforceable through contempt proceedings, and that, in any such proceedings he may not 

challenge the validity of this Consent Order. 

61. Agreements and Undertakings: Maldonado shall comply with all of the 

underiakings and agreements set forth in this Consent Order. 

There being no just reason for delay, the Clerk of the Court is hereby ordered to enter this 

Consent Order.for Permanent J1y·u11ction and Other Equitable Relief against Defendant Mayco 

Alexis Maldonado Garcia forthwith and without further notice, 

IT IS SO ORDERED on this ~-143.ay of __ ""J_:,_1_,y~-----' 2021. 

SIMLA 

UNITED ST A TES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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CONSENTED TO AND APPROVED 

BY: 

Aimee Latimer-Zayets 

James A. Garcia 

Commodity Futures Trading Commission 

1155 2JS1 Street, NW Dated: 05/17/2021 

------------- Washington, DC 20581 

Tel: (202) 418-7626 

(202) 418-5362 

Email: alatimer-zayets@cftc.gov 

jgarcia@cftc.gov 

Counsel for Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission 

Dated: 7/23/2021 

David 

~i~ R. Bires 

3714 Audubon Place 

Houston, TX 77006 

Tel: (713) 526-9575 

Email: DavidRBires@mail.com 

Counsel for Mayco Alexis Maldonado 

Garcia 

Dated: 05/17 t202 l 

f 

Toby M. Gall ay 

Winstead PC 

300 Throckmorton, Suite 1700 

Fort Worth, TX 76102 

Tel: (817) 420-8262 

Email; tgalioway@winstead.com 

Counsel for Mayco Alexis Maldonado Garcia 

Dated:~'-+-/_/ _1_/ _JW_L_/ __ _ I I 

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