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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COM'N v. DONELSON

No. 23-1809.

115 F.4th 791 (2024)

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James A. DONELSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 5, 2024.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ashley J. Burden, Attorney, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Chicago, IL, Martin B. White, Anne Stukes, Attorneys, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Office of the General Counsel, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Charles McElvenny, Attorney, Law Office of Charles E. McElvenny, Glenview, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Ripple, Brennan, and Scudder, Circuit Judges.

Long Leaf Trading Group provided trade recommendations to customers in the commodities markets and connected them with a merchant who could execute the trade. The company made money when it received commissions on completed trades. When James Donelson became CEO, Long Leaf proved itself adept at taking commissions but inept...

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