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FCA launches criminal prosecution of forex trader

FCA launches criminal prosecution of forex trader
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has begun criminal proceedings against a foreign exchange (forex) trader who set up an unauthorised investment scheme.

A case is being brought against Phillip Harold Boakes of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, for 13 alleged offences relating to an unauthorised investment scheme he operated between 1 October 2004 and...

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