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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, 

Plaintiff,

v.

Traders Global Group Inc., a New 

Jersey corporation, d/b/a “My Forex 

Funds”; Traders Global Group Inc., a 

Canadian business organization; and 

Murtuza Kazmi, 

Defendants. 

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Civil Action No. 3:23-cv-11808

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR AN EX PARTE

STATUTORY RESTRAINING ORDER, APPOINTMENT OF A 

TEMPORARY RECEIVER, AND OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF

Plaintiff, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“Commission”), has 

filed a Complaint for Injunctive Relief, Civil Monetary Penalties, and Other Equitable 

Relief and moved, pursuant to Section 6c(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act (“Act”), 

7 U.S.C. § 13a-1(a), and in accordance with Rule 65 of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure (“Rule 65”), for an ex parte statutory restraining order freezing assets, 

allowing inspection of records, and appointing a Temporary Receiver. The Court has 

considered the pleadings, declarations, exhibits, and memorandum filed in support of 

the Commission’s motion and finds that:

1. This Court has jurisdiction over this action under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 

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

jurisdiction over civil actions commenced by the United States or by any agency 
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expressly authorized to sue by Act of Congress). 7 U.S.C. § 13a-1(a) authorizes the 

Commission to seek injunctive relief against any person whenever it shall appear 

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

practice that violates any provision of the Act or any rule, regulation, or order 

promulgated thereunder.

2. Venue lies properly within this District pursuant to 7 U.S.C. § 13a1(e).

3. The Commission has made a proper prima facie showing that since at 

least November 1, 2021, Defendants Trader Global Inc., a New Jersey corporation, 

and Trader Global Inc., a Canadian business organization (together, “Traders 

Global”), acting as a common enterprise and controlled by Defendant Murtuza 

Kazmi (collectively, “Defendants”), have entered into (i.e., acted as a counterparty 

to) leveraged foreign exchange and commodity transactions with retail customers, 

and that those transactions qualify as “retail forex transactions” and “retail 

commodity transactions” within the meaning of Regulation 5.1(m), 17 C.F.R. § 

5.1(m), and 7 U.S.C. § 2(c)(2)(D)(i), respectively. 

4. Further, the Commission has made a prima facie showing that Traders

Global has never been registered with the Commission as a Registered Foreign 

Exchange Dealer (i.e., an RFED), nor has Trader Global enter into any of the retail 

commodity transactions on an exchange registered with the Commission.

5. Accordingly, there is good cause to believe that Defendants have 

violated, and continue to violate, Regulation 5.3(a)(6)(i), 17 C.F.R. § 5.3(a)(6)(i), by 
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acting as a counterparty to its customers’ trades without being registered as an 

RFED; and have violated, and continue to violate, Section 4(a) of the Act, 7 U.S.C. § 

6(a), by entering into, executing, and otherwise dealing in retail commodity 

transactions not on any exchange registered with the Commission. 

6. The Commission has also made a proper prima facie showing that 

since at least November 1, 2021, Defendants made, with scienter, material 

misrepresentations and misstatements to customers and omitted material facts

from customers in connection with the customers’ transactions and regarding, 

among other things, Defendant Trader Global’s role as counterparty to customers’ 

trades, the source and basis of any customer profits, and deceptive devices designed

to reduce the likelihood and amount of profitable trading by a customer. 

7. There is also good cause to believe that Defendant have engaged, and 

are continuing to engage, in fraud involving retail foreign exchange (“forex”) and 

retail commodity transactions in violation of Section 4b(a)(2)(A), (C) of the Act, 7 

U.S.C. § 6b(a)(2)(A), (C), and Commission Regulation 5.2(b)(1), (3), 17 C.F.R. § 

5.2(b)(1), (3).

8. There is also good cause to believe that it is necessary to preserve the 

status quo and prevent damage to the Court’s ability to grant effective final relief 

for customers in the form of monetary or other redress will occur from the 

withdrawal, transfer, removal, dissipation or other disposition of funds, assets or 

other property (“assets”), and/or the destruction, alteration or disposition of books 
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and records and other documents (“records”) by Defendants, unless Defendants are 

immediately restrained and enjoined by Order of the Court.

9. Therefore, there is good cause for the Court to freeze assets owned, 

controlled, managed or held by Defendants or in which they have any beneficial 

interest.

10. There is also good cause for the Court to prohibit Defendants from 

destroying, altering or disposing of records, and/or denying representatives of the 

Commission access to inspect records, when and as requested, to ensure that 

Commission representatives have immediate and complete access to those records.

11. There is also good cause for the appointment of a Temporary Receiver 

to take control of all assets owned, controlled, managed, or held by Defendants, or in 

which they have any beneficial interest (“Defendants’ Assets”), so that the 

Temporary Receiver may preserve assets, investigate and determine customer 

claims, determine unlawful proceeds retained by Defendants and amounts due to 

customers as a result of Defendants’ alleged violations, and distribute remaining 

funds under the Court’s supervision.

12. There is also good cause to require an accounting by Defendants to the 

Temporary Receiver to determine the location and disposition of customer funds.

13. There is also good cause to order repatriation of assets controlled by 

Defendants so that such assets can be controlled by the Temporary Receiver and to 

assure payment of restitution and disgorgement as authorized by the Court.
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14. In summary, this is a proper case for granting a restraining order ex 

parte freezing assets, allowing inspection of records and appointing a temporary 

receiver. Moreover, there is also a reasonable likelihood that Defendants will 

transfer or dissipate assets or destroy or alter records. Therefore, the Court orders 

the following.

DEFINITIONS

For the purposes of this Order, the following definitions apply:

15. The term “assets” encompasses any legal or equitable interest in, right 

to, or claim to, any real or personal property, whether individually or jointly, 

directly or indirectly controlled, and wherever located, including but not limited to: 

chattels, goods, instruments, equipment, fixtures, general intangibles, effects, 

leaseholds mail or other deliveries, inventory, checks, notes, accounts (including, 

but not limited to, bank accounts and accounts at other financial institutions), 

credits, receivables, lines of credit, contracts (including spot, futures, options, or 

swaps contracts), insurance policies, and all funds, wherever located, whether in the 

United States or outside the United States. 

16. The term “records” encompasses “documents” and “electronically stored 

information” as those terms are used in Fed. R. Civ. P. 34(a), and includes, but is 

not limited to, all writings, drawings, graphs, charts, photographs, sound 

recordings, images, and other data or other data compilations—stored in any 

medium from which information can be obtained or translated, if necessary, into 

reasonable usable form. The term “records” also refers to each and every such item 
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in Defendants’ actual or constructive possession, including but not limited to: (i) all 

such items within the custody or control of any agents, employers, employees, or 

partners of the Defendants; and (ii) all items which Defendants have a legal or 

equitable right to obtain from another person. A draft or non-identical copy is a 

separate item within the meaning of the term. A record also includes the file and 

folder tabs associated with each original and copy. 

17. “Defendants” means and refers to Traders Global Group Inc., a New 

Jersey corporation, d/b/a “My Forex Funds”; Traders Global Group Inc., a Canadian 

business organization; and Murtuza Kazmi.

RELIEF GRANTED

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

I) Asset Freeze Order Prohibiting the Withdrawal, Transfer, Removal, 

Dissipation, and Disposal of Assets

18. Defendants are immediately restrained and enjoined, except as 

otherwise ordered by this Court, from directly or indirectly withdrawing, 

transferring, removing, dissipating or otherwise disposing of any assets, wherever 

located, including Defendants’ assets held outside the United States, except as 

provided otherwise in Sections IV, V, and VI of this Order, or as otherwise ordered 

by the Court;

19. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section I, at the request of the 

Temporary Receiver, Defendants and any other person who has possession, custody, 

or control of any of Defendants’ funds, assets, or other property shall transfer 
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possession of all assets subject to this Order to the Temporary Receiver in 

accordance with Section IV, V, and VI of this Order.

20. The assets affected by this Order shall include existing assets and 

assets acquired after the effective date of this Order.

II) Maintenance of and Access to All Records Relating to the Business 

Activities and Business and Personal Finances 

21. Defendants are restrained from directly or indirectly destroying, 

altering, or disposing of, in any manner any records that relate or refer to the 

business activities or business or personal finances of any Defendants.

22. Representatives of the Commission shall be immediately allowed to 

inspect any records that, in part or in whole, contain, relate, or refer to the business 

activities or business or personal finances of the Defendants, including, but not 

limited to, both hard-copy documents and electronically stored information, 

wherever they may be situated and whether they are in the possession of the 

Defendants or others. To ensure preservation and facilitate meaningful inspection 

and review of these records, Defendants shall allow representatives of the 

Commission to make copies of these records, including complete forensic images of 

any devices containing any such records, and if on-site copying of these records 

and/or forensic imaging of these devices is not practicable, representatives may 

make such copies and/or forensic images off-site. 

23. To further facilitate meaningful inspection and review, Defendants

shall, absent a valid assertion by Defendant Kazmi of his right against self-
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incrimination under the Fifth Amendment, promptly provide Commission staff 

with:

a. the location of all records relating or referring to the business activities 

and business and personal finances of the Defendants; 

b. all identification numbers and other identifying information for 

websites, cloud storage services, email and smartphone accounts, online 

chat and messaging services, and all accounts at any bank, financial 

institution, or brokerage firm (including any introducing broker or 

futures commission merchant) owned, controlled or operated by 

Defendants, or to which the Defendants have access; and 

c. all passwords to, and the location, make and model of, all computers 

and/or mobile electronic devices owned and/or used by Defendants in 

connection with their business activities and business and personal 

finances; or

d. any consent required by a third-party service provider to access or obtain 

Defendants’ electronic communications or other electronic records 

stored or maintained with a third-party service provider.

24. When inspecting and reviewing records and/or contents of forensic 

images that are subject to this Order, including those contained on computers 

and/or other devices, the Commission should undertake reasonable measures to 

prevent review of the Defendants’ privileged communications and/or Defendant 

Kazmi’s nonbusiness, nonfinancial materials by the Commission’s attorneys and 
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other staff who are part of the litigation team in this matter. Moreover, Defendants

(or their counsel) shall promptly contact Plaintiff’s counsel to assert any claims of 

privilege relating to the inspection and review of any records or contents of forensic 

images that are subject to this Order and promptly cooperate with Plaintiff’s 

counsel to develop reasonable protocols to isolate and prevent disclosure of claimed 

privileged and/or other nonbusiness, nonfinancial materials to the Commission’s 

attorneys and other staff who are part of the litigation team in this matter. 

Nothing herein shall excuse Defendants from full and immediate compliance with 

this Court’s Order permitting Plaintiff to inspect and review the records and 

contents of forensic images which relate to Defendants’ business activities and their 

business and personal finances, however.

III) Notice to Financial Institutions and Others that Hold or Control 

Assets or Records

25. To ensure the effectiveness of the asset freeze and pending further 

Order of this Court, any financial or brokerage institution, business entity, or 

person that receives actual notice of this Order and holds, controls, or maintains 

custody of any account or asset or other property of Defendants shall not, in active 

concert or participation with Defendants, permit Defendants or other persons to 

withdraw, transfer, remove, dissipate, or otherwise dispose of any of Defendants’ 

assets, except as directed by further order of the Court.

26. Any financial or brokerage institution, business entity, or person that 

receives notice of this Order by personal service or otherwise shall not, in active 

concert or participation with any Defendants, directly or indirectly destroy, alter, or 
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dispose of, in any manner, any records relating to the business activities and 

business and personal finances of any Defendant.

27. Furthermore, any such financial or brokerage institution, business 

entity, or person that receives actual notice of this Order and holds, controls, or 

maintains custody of any account or asset titled in the name of, held for the benefit 

of, or otherwise under the control of any Defendants, or has held, controlled, or 

maintained custody of any such account or asset of any Defendants at any time 

since November 1, 2021, shall not, in active concert or participation with 

Defendants, deny a request by the Commission to inspect all records pertaining to 

every account or asset owned, controlled, managed, or held by, on behalf of, or for 

the benefit of Defendants, including, but not limited to, originals or copies of 

account applications, account statements, signature cards, checks, drafts, deposit 

tickets, transfers to and from the accounts, all other debit and credit instruments or 

slips, currency transaction reports, 1099 forms, and safe deposit box logs. As an 

alternative to allowing inspection of records, a financial or brokerage institution, 

business entity or other person may provide copies of records requested by the 

Commission. 

28. Furthermore, any such financial or brokerage institution, business 

entity, or person that receives actual notice of this Order shall: 

a. Within ten business days of a request by the Temporary Receiver, or 

such longer period specified by the Temporary Receiver, provide the 

Temporary Receiver with copies of all records pertaining to any account 
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or asset owned, controlled, managed, or held by, on behalf of, or for the 

benefit of Defendants, either individually or jointly, including, but not 

limited to, originals or copies of account applications, account 

statements, signature cards, checks, drafts, deposit tickets, transfers to 

and from the accounts, all other debit and credit instruments or slips, 

currency transaction reports, 1099 forms, and safe deposit box logs; and

b. Cooperate with all reasonable requests of the Temporary Receiver 

relating to implementation of this Order, including transferring 

Defendants’ funds at the Temporary Receiver’s direction, and producing 

records related to business activities or business or personal finances of 

Defendants’ to the Temporary Receiver.

IV) Order Appointing Temporary Receiver

29. Anthony Sodono, III of McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC is 

appointed Temporary Receiver, with the full powers of an equity receiver for 

Defendants and their affiliates and subsidiaries owned or controlled by Defendants

(hereinafter referred to as the “Receivership Defendants”), and of all the funds, 

properties, premises, accounts, income, now or hereafter due or owing to the 

Receivership Defendants, and other assets directly or indirectly owned, beneficially 

or otherwise, by the Receivership Defendants. The Temporary Receiver shall be the 

agent of this Court in acting as Temporary Receiver under this Order.

30. The Temporary Receiver is directed and authorized to accomplish the 

following:
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a. Assume full control of the Receivership Defendants by removing 

Defendant Murtuza Kazmi, and any officer, independent contractor, 

employee, or agent of the Receivership Defendants, from control and 

management of the affairs of the Receivership Defendants as the 

Temporary Receiver deems appropriate;

b. Take exclusive custody, control, and possession of the Receivership 

Estate, which includes but is not limited to complete authority to sue 

for, collect, receive, and take possession of all goods, chattels, rights, 

credits, money, effects, land, leases, books, records, work papers, and 

records of accounts, including electronically-stored information, 

contracts, financial records, funds on hand in banks and other financial 

institutions, and other papers and records of the Receivership 

Defendants and customers or clients of any of Receivership Defendants’ 

business activities whose interests are now held by, or under the 

direction, possession, custody, or control of, the Receivership 

Defendants;

c. Perform all acts necessary, including the suspension of operations, to 

conserve, hold, manage, and preserve the value of the Receivership 

Estate in order to prevent an irreparable loss, damage, or injury to any 

customers or clients of any of Receivership Defendants’ business 

activities;
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d. Prevent the withdrawal or misapplication of assets entrusted to the 

Receivership Defendants, and otherwise protect the interests of any 

customers or clients of any of Receivership Defendants’ business 

activities;

e. Manage and administer the Receivership Defendants and the 

Receivership Estate by performing all acts incidental thereto that the 

Temporary Receiver deems appropriate, including hiring or dismissing 

any and all personnel, suspending operations, and/or entering into 

agreements, including but not limited to: (1) the retention and 

employment of investigators, attorneys or accountants, appraisers, and 

other independent contractors and technical specialists of the 

Temporary Receiver’s choice, including without limitation members and 

employees of the Temporary Receiver’s firm, to assist, advise, and 

represent the Temporary Receiver; and (2) the movement and storage of 

any equipment, furniture, records, files or other physical property of the 

Receivership Defendants;

f. Collect all funds owed to the Receivership Defendants;

g. Initiate, defend, compromise, adjust, intervene in, dispose of, or become 

a party to, any actions or proceedings in state, federal, or foreign court 

that the Temporary Receiver deems necessary and advisable to preserve 

or increase the value of the Receivership Estate or that the Temporary 
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Receiver deems necessary and advisable to carry out the Temporary 

Receiver’s mandate under this Order;

h. Issue subpoenas to obtain records pertaining to the Receivership and 

conduct discovery in this action on behalf of the Receivership Estate;

i. Open one or more bank accounts and deposit all funds of the 

Receivership Estate in such designated accounts and make all payments 

and disbursements from the Receivership Estate from such accounts; 

j. Make payments and disbursements from the Receivership Estate that 

are necessary or advisable for carrying out the directions of, or 

exercising the authority granted by, this Order, provided that the 

Temporary Receiver shall apply to the Court for prior approval of any 

payment of any debt or obligation incurred by the Receivership 

Defendants prior to the date of entry of this Order, except for payments 

that the Temporary Receiver deems necessary or advisable to secure the 

Receivership Estate from immediate and irreparable loss; and

k. Maintain written accounts itemizing receipts and expenditures, 

describing properties held or managed, and naming the depositories 

holding funds or other assets of the Receivership Estate; make such 

written accounts and supporting documentation available to the 

Commission for inspection; and, within sixty days of being appointed 

and periodically thereafter, as directed by the Court, file with the Court 

and serve on the parties a report summarizing efforts to marshal and 
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collect assets, administer the Receivership Estate, and otherwise 

perform the duties mandated by this Order. 

V) Accounting and Transfer of Funds and Records To The Temporary 

Receiver

31. Absent a valid assertion by Defendant Kazmi of his right against selfincrimination under the Fifth Amendment, each Defendant shall, within five 

business days following the service of this Order:

a. Provide the Temporary Receiver with a full detailed accounting of all 

assets, including the assets inside and outside of the United States that 

are held by each and every Defendant, for their benefit, or under their 

direct or indirect control, whether jointly or singly, and the location of 

all records of the Receivership Estate.

b. Transfer to the territory of the United States and deliver to possession, 

custody, and control of the Temporary Receiver, all records and assets 

(other than real property) located outside of the United States that are 

held by each and every Defendant, for their benefit, or under their direct 

or indirect control, whether jointly or singly, except to the extent that 

doing so would violate an existing freeze, injunction, or other similar 

hold imposed by a foreign agency or regulator, including but not limited 

to the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) or the courts of Canada.

c. Provide the Temporary Receiver access to all records of accounts or 

assets of the Defendants held by financial or brokerage institutions 
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located within or outside the territorial United States by signing any 

necessary consent forms.

32. Absent a valid assertion by Defendant Kazmi’s right against selfincrimination under the Fifth Amendment, Defendants shall, within twenty-four 

hours of the issuance of this Order, cause to be prepared and delivered to the 

Temporary Receiver, a detailed and complete schedule of all passwords and 

identification (ID) numbers for all websites, cloud storage services, email and 

smartphone accounts, online chat and messaging services, social media sites, and 

all accounts at any bank, financial institution, or brokerage firm (including any 

introducing broker or futures commission merchant) controlled or operated by or to 

which any of the Defendants have access in connection with their business activities 

and business and personal finances.

33. Absent a valid assertion by Defendant Kazmi of his right against selfincrimination under the Fifth Amendment, Defendants shall, within twenty-four 

hours of the issuance of this Order, cause to be prepared and delivered to the 

Temporary Receiver, a detailed and complete schedule of all passwords to, and the 

location, make and model of, all computers and mobile electronic devices owned 

and/or used by Defendants in connection with their business activities and business 

and personal finances. The schedules required by this section shall include at a 

minimum the make, model and description of each, along with the location, the 

name of the person primarily assigned to use the computer and/or mobile device, 
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and all passwords necessary to access and use the software contained on the 

computer and/or mobile device.

VI) Turning Over Assets and Records to the Temporary Receiver

34. Upon service of this Order, and absent a valid assertion by Defendant

Kazmi of his right against self-incrimination under the Fifth Amendment, 

Defendants, and any other person or entity served with a copy of this Order, shall 

immediately or within such time as permitted by the Temporary Receiver in 

writing, deliver over to the Temporary Receiver: 

a. Possession and custody of all assets of the Receivership Defendants, 

wherever situated, including those owned beneficially or otherwise, 

except to the extent that doing so would violate an existing freeze, 

injunction, or other similar hold imposed by a foreign agency or 

regulator, including but not limited to the OSC or Canadian courts;

b. Possession and custody of records of the Receivership Defendants in 

connection with their business activities and business and personal 

finances, including but not limited to, all records of accounts, all 

financial and accounting records, balance sheets, income statements, 

bank records (including monthly statements, canceled checks, records of 

wire transfers, and check registers), client lists, title documents and 

other records of the Receivership Defendants;

c. Possession and custody of all assets belonging to members of the public 

now held by the Receivership Defendants, except to the extent that 
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doing so would violate an existing freeze, injunction, or other similar 

hold imposed by a foreign agency or regulator, including but not limited 

to the OSC or Canadian courts;

d. All keys, passwords, entry codes, and combinations to locks necessary to 

gain or to secure access to any of the assets or records of the Receivership 

Defendants related to their business activities and business and 

personal finances, including, but not limited to, access to the 

Receivership Defendants’ business premises, means of communication, 

accounts, computer systems, mobile electronic devices, or other 

property; and

e. Information identifying the accounts, employees, properties or other 

assets or obligations of the Receivership Defendants.

VII) Directive To Cooperate with Temporary Receiver

35. Absent a valid assertion by Defendant Kazmi of his right against selfincrimination under the Fifth Amendment, Defendants, and all other persons or 

entities served with a copy of this order shall cooperate fully with and assist the 

Temporary Receiver. This cooperation and assistance shall include, but not be 

limited to, providing any information to the Temporary Receiver that the 

Temporary Receiver deems necessary to exercising the authority as provided in this 

Order; providing any password required to access any computer or electronic files in 

any medium; disabling any two-factor authentication for accounts; providing any 

necessary consent to access electronic communications or other electronic materials 
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maintained with third-party service providers; and discharging the responsibilities 

of the Temporary Receiver under this Order, and advising all persons who owe 

debts to the Receivership Defendants that all debts should be paid directly to the 

Temporary Receiver.

VIII) Stay on Actions Against the Receivership Defendants

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT:

36. Except by leave of the Court, during the pendency of the receivership 

ordered herein, the Defendants, and all other persons and entities shall be and 

hereby are stayed from taking any action (other than the present action by the 

Commission) to establish or enforce any claim, right or interest for, against, on 

behalf of, in, or in the name of, the Receivership Defendants, the Temporary 

Receiver, the Receivership Estate, or the Temporary Receiver’s duly authorized 

agents acting in their capacities as such, including but not limited to, the following 

actions: 

a. Petitioning, or assisting in the filing of a petition, that would cause the 

Receivership Defendants to be placed in bankruptcy;

b. Commencing, prosecuting, litigating, or enforcing any suit or proceeding 

against any of the Receivership Defendants, or any of their subsidiaries 

or affiliates, except that such actions may be filed to toll any applicable 

statute of limitations;
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c. Commencing, prosecuting, continuing, or entering any suit or 

proceeding in the name or on behalf of any of the Receivership 

Defendants, or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates;

d. Accelerating the due date of any obligation or claimed obligation, 

enforcing any lien upon, or taking or attempting to take possession of, 

or retaining possession of, property of the Receivership Defendants, or 

any of their subsidiaries or affiliates, or any property claimed by any of 

them, or attempting to foreclose, forfeit, alter, or terminate any of the 

Receivership Defendants’ interests in property, including without 

limitation, the establishment, granting, or perfection of any security 

interest, whether such acts are part of a judicial proceeding or otherwise;

e. Using self-help or executing or issuing, or causing the execution or 

issuance of, any court attachment, subpoena, replevin, execution, or 

other process for the purpose of impounding or taking possession of or 

interfering with, or creating or enforcing a lien upon any property, 

wherever located, owned by or in the possession of the Receivership 

Defendants, or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates, or the Temporary 

Receiver, or any agent of the Temporary Receiver; and

f. Doing any act or thing whatsoever to interfere with the Temporary 

Receiver taking control, possession, or management of the property 

subject to the receivership, or to in any way interfere with the 

Temporary Receiver or to harass or interfere with the duties of the 
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Temporary Receiver; or to interfere in any manner with the exclusive 

jurisdiction of this Court over the property and assets of the 

Receivership Defendants, or their subsidiaries or affiliates.

Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall prohibit any federal or 

state law enforcement or regulatory authority from commencing or prosecuting an 

action against the Receivership Defendants.

IX) Compensation for Temporary Receiver and Personnel Hired by the 

Temporary Receiver

37. The Temporary Receiver and all personnel hired by the Temporary 

Receiver as herein authorized, including counsel to the Temporary Receiver, are 

entitled to reasonable compensation for the performance of duties pursuant to this 

Order and for the cost of actual out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them for those 

services authorized by this Order that when rendered were: (1) reasonably likely to 

benefit the receivership estate; or (2) necessary to the administration of the estate. 

The Temporary Receiver and any personnel hired by the Temporary Receiver, 

however, shall not be compensated or reimbursed by, or otherwise be entitled to, 

any funds from the Court or the Commission. The Temporary Receiver shall file 

with the Court and serve on the parties periodic requests for the payment of such 

reasonable compensation, with the first such request filed no more than thirty days 

after the date of this Order and subsequent requests filed quarterly thereafter. The 

requests for compensation shall itemize the time and nature of services rendered by 

the Temporary Receiver and all personnel hired by the Temporary Receiver. 

X) Persons Bound By this Order
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38. This Order is binding on any person who receives actual notice of this 

Order by personal service or otherwise and is acting in the capacity of an officer, 

agent, servant, employee, or attorney of the Defendants, or is in active concert or 

participation with the Defendants.

XI) Bond Not Required of Plaintiff or the Temporary Receiver

39. As Plaintiff Commission has made a proper showing under Section 

6c(b) of the Act, 7 U.S.C. § 13a-1(b), it is not required to post any bond in connection 

with this Order. The Temporary Receiver similarly is not required to post bond.

XII) Service of Order on Third Parties

40. Copies of this Order may be served by any means, including via email 

or facsimile transmission, upon any financial institution or other entity or person 

that may have possession, custody, or control of any records or assets of any 

Defendant, or that may be subject to any provision of this Order.

XIII) Service on the Commission

41. Defendants shall comply with all electronic filing rules and 

requirements of the U.S. District Court of New Jersey and shall serve all pleadings, 

correspondence, notices required by this Order, and other materials on the 

Commission by delivering a copy to Ashley Burden, Senior Trial Attorney, Division 

of Enforcement, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Central Region – 77 

West Jackson Blvd, Chicago Illinois, 60604, by electronic filing, e-mail, personal 

delivery or courier service (such as Federal Express or United Parcel Service) and 

not by regular mail due to potential delay resulting from heightened security and 

decontamination procedures applicable to the Commission’s regular mail.
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XIV) Further Proceedings

42. Plaintiff’s Motion for a Preliminary Injunction is set for hearing on the

11th day of September, 2023, at 3:00 p.m., before the Honorable Zahid N. Quraishi, 

Courtroom 4W at the Clarkson S. Fisher Building & United States Courthouse at 

402 East State Street, Trenton, New Jersey. Should any party wish to file a 

memorandum of law or other papers concerning the issuance of a preliminary 

injunction against the Defendants, such materials shall be filed, served and 

received by all parties at least two days before the hearing ordered above.

XV) Force and Effect

43. This Order shall remain in full force and effect until September 12, 

2023 unless extended further by order of this Court pursuant to Rule 65(b)(2), and 

this Court retains jurisdiction of this matter for all purposes.

IT SO ORDERED, at Camden, New Jersey on this 29th day of August, 2023.

_____/s/ Robert B. Kugler___________

U.S. District Court Judge

Robert B. Kugler