ICYMI: CFTC ends case against the deceased McAfee’s pump-and-dump schemes by fining former bodyguard
The CFTC announced a final settlement against the deceased John McAfee’s former bodyguard and assistant.The US civil cases against the elusive and now deceased John McAfee have come to an end.a settlement and injunction against Jimmy Gale Watson. A former Navy Seal, Watson was McAfee's bodyguard from 2017 before becoming the executive adviser of the former cybersecurity mogul's cryptocurrency team.
The CFTC found he helped McAfee promote initial coin offerings of dubious tokens in exchange for undisclosed rewards in those tokens. The pair would then sell those holdings upon the public ICO,"dumping" their tokens onto unwitting retail investors. The ultimate disgorgement against Watson was only $146,000. The commission further barred Watson from trading in commodities going forward.
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