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Case Summary

ZOCO LLC NFA 07BCC00027 NFA ID: 0353699

Respondent/Effective Date Summary
 NFA IDRespondentEffective Date
 0217596BARRETT, DEMIAN EDWARD02/09/2009
 0353699ZOCO LLC02/09/2009
Rule Summary
 NFA IDRespondentRule Type
 0217596BARRETT, DEMIAN EDWARD• C.R.2-36(e) - FOREX DEALER MEMBERS SUPERVISION OF EMPLOYEES
  • C.R.2-9(a) - SUPERVISION OF EMPLOYEES
 0353699ZOCO LLC• C.R.2-38 - BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN
  • C.R.2-36(b)(1) - CHEAT, DEFRAUD, DECEIVE FOREX CUSTOMERS
  • C.R.2-36(c) - FOREX DEALER MEMBERS OBSERVE HIGH STDS OF COMMERCIAL HONOR
  • C.R.2-36(e) - FOREX DEALER MEMBERS SUPERVISION OF EMPLOYEES
  • C.R.2-9(a) - SUPERVISION OF EMPLOYEES
  • C.R.2-4 - HIGH STDS. OF COMMERCIAL HONOR
  • C.R.2-9(c) - ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING PROGRAM
Committee Summary
 NFA IDRespondentCommittee
 0217596BARRETT, DEMIAN EDWARD• BUSINESS CONDUCT COMMITTEE
 0353699ZOCO LLC• BUSINESS CONDUCT COMMITTEE
Action Summary
 NFA IDRespondentAction Types
 0217596BARRETT, DEMIAN EDWARD• GENERAL CONDUCT
 0353699ZOCO LLC• SALES PRACTICE
  • GENERAL CONDUCT
Penalty/Event Summary
 NFA IDRespondentPenalty/EventEvent Date
 0217596BARRETT, DEMIAN EDWARD• FINE $2000001/23/2009
 0353699ZOCO LLC• MUST BE GUARANTEED01/23/2009
  • FINE $2000001/23/2009
Narrative Summary
Narrative for 0217596 - BARRETT, DEMIAN EDWARD
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COMPLAINT:

On September 14, 2007, NFA issued a Complaint charging Zoco with cheating, defrauding or deceiving another person or attempting to do so; failing to establish and implement an adequate anti-money laundering program; failure to develop and implement required business continuity and disaster recovery procedures; and failure to observe high standards of commercial honor and just and equitable principles of trade. The Complaint also charged Zoco and Barrett with failure to supervise.

ANSWER:

On June 10, 2008, Zoco and Barrett filed an Answer to the Complaint in which they denied the material allegations contained therein.

DECISION:

On January 23, 2009, a Hearing Panel accepted Zoco and Barrett's settlement offer in which they neither admitted nor denied guilt and fined them $20,000, jointly and severally.

 
Narrative for 0353699 - ZOCO LLC
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COMPLAINT:

On September 14, 2007, NFA issued a Complaint charging Zoco with cheating, defrauding or deceiving another person or attempting to do so; failing to establish and implement an adequate anti-money laundering program; failure to develop and implement required business continuity and disaster recovery procedures; and failure to observe high standards of commercial honor and just and equitable principles of trade. The Complaint also charged Zoco and Barrett with failure to supervise.

ANSWER:

On June 10, 2008, Zoco and Barrett filed an Answer to the Complaint in which they denied the material allegations contained therein.

DECISION:

On January 23, 2009, a Hearing Panel accepted Zoco and Barrett's settlement offer in which they neither admitted nor denied guilt and fined them $20,000, jointly and severally.

 
Case Documents Summary
 NFA IDRespondentDocument Type
 0217596BARRETT, DEMIAN EDWARDANSWER
 0217596BARRETT, DEMIAN EDWARDCOMPLAINT
 0217596BARRETT, DEMIAN EDWARDDECISION
 0353699ZOCO LLCANSWER
 0353699ZOCO LLCCOMPLAINT
 0353699ZOCO LLCDECISION
 
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