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The CFTC is ordering Lawrence/Laurence Hong, his wife Grace Hong, and their Pishon Holding LLC to pay over $1.25M in restitution for the misappropriation and fraudulent solicitation of futures contracts. The couple already pleaded guilty to related criminal charges last year, with Laurence sentenced to 180 months in prison and Grace to 72 months behind bars.

According to the CFTC’s complaint, which it brought against the couple in 2017, the Hongs defrauded investors of more than $11M. They allegedly did this by fraudulently soliciting people at a church gathering, through a YouTube video, and via misrepresentations that a Pastor made about Laurence’s supposed record as a successful trader and how much money he oversaw. The couple is accused of giving these misrepresentations to the Pastor before the church gathering.

The self-regulatory authority (SRO) also accused the Hongs of making false statements in solicitation materials, including that: