CFTC court orders impose over $288 million on EminiFX operator in Ponzi scheme case

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CFTC imposes $288M on EminiFX

Highlights

The U.S. District Court ordered EminiFX and Eddy Alexandre to pay $228,576,962 in restitution, $15,049,500 disgorgement, and a $45,148,500 civil penalty.
Over eight months, EminiFX took more than $262 million from tens of thousands of investors while reporting weekly returns of 5% to 9.99%, but actually incurred $49 million in net losses.
As of July 2026, a court-appointed receiver has returned more than $98 million to over 28,000 investors, but full recovery remains uncertain due to defendant asset shortfalls.

Federal judgment and investor repayment terms

As reported by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York is granting the regulator’s motions for summary judgment, injunctive relief and a civil monetary penalty against Eddy Alexandre and EminiFX Inc.

The court orders require the defendants to pay $228,576,962 in restitution to defrauded investors, disgorge $15,049,500 in unlawful gains, offset by any amounts paid in restitution, and pay a $45,148,500 civil penalty.

The case stems from a complaint the CFTC filed on May 12, 2022. The regulator says the defendants presented EminiFX as an investment club offering affordable access to cryptocurrency and Forex trading through advanced technology.

Fraud findings and broader enforcement impact

Over the company’s eight months of operation, tens of thousands of investors contributed more than $262 million. The court order says the defendants reported weekly returns of 5% to 9.99%, which it described as "astonishing."

In reality, EminiFX incurred net losses of more than $49 million, and at least $15 million of those losses resulted from Alexandre’s misappropriation of investor money for personal use. The court concluded that EminiFX was a Ponzi scheme and that investor decisions were based entirely on fraudulent misrepresentations.

During the CFTC’s lawsuit, a court-appointed receiver recovered millions of dollars in investor funds and other assets and is distributing them to victims. As of July 2026, more than $98 million has been returned to over 28,000 investors, although the CFTC says repayment orders do not always result in full recovery if wrongdoers lack sufficient assets.

Alexandre is serving a nine-year prison sentence in a parallel case brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.

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