29.11.2010 - For commodity-futures investors, a tough slog toward justice
From Nwsource.com: For many investors cheated by brokers and other trading professionals, seeking justice from a federal agency responsible for policing the commodities market has been an exercise in futility. A top official recently sent a stunning message to the public, saying that for decades the deck has been stacked against investors when they try to recover damages through the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). In an unusual farewell statement, George Painter, one of two administrative-law judges who hear investor complaints, said the other judge has long forced investors "to run a hostile procedural gantlet until they lose hope, and either withdraw their complaint or settle for a pittance."..........................................Full Article: Source
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