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OSC v. Fernando Honorate Fagundes also known as Henry Roche and New Futures Trading International Corporation (ponzi schemes, 2013)

Judgment entered

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In 2013, the regulator obtained a judgment against Fernando Honorate Fagundes also known as Henry Roche and New Futures Trading International Corporation, alleging conduct this library classifies as ponzi schemes. The release does not state a monetary figure that we were able to extract.

The record

Structured fields for this action, as recorded in our case library.
Agency OSC
Date filed 2013-03-18
Date resolved 2013-05-31
Court Capital Markets Tribunal (Ontario)
Status judgment
Asset class futures
Criminal parallel No
Defendants Fernando Honorate Fagundes also known as Henry Roche (individual) ; New Futures Trading International Corporation (entity)
Cited as charged or alleged Exchange Act s.10(b) and Rule 10b-5 ; Securities Act s.17(a) ; Securities Act s.5 (statutes and rules cited in the document; not a finding that they were violated)
Techniques Ponzi schemes

What was ordered

Civil penalty
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Disgorgement
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Prejudgment interest
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Total relief
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Alleged gain
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A dash means the release did not state a figure we could extract, not that the figure is zero. Penalty and disgorgement are stored separately so aggregates across the library do not double-count the same dollars.

What is alleged to have happened

the regulator announced this matter on March 18, 2013. The respondents named are Fernando Honorate Fagundes also known as Henry Roche and New Futures Trading International Corporation (1 individual, 1 entity). The action was brought in the Capital Markets Tribunal (Ontario).

This library tags the matter as ponzi schemes, based on the conduct the regulator describes. Each tag links to a page explaining how that technique works, what statute it engages, and what penalties comparable actions have attracted. The tagging is ours, not the regulator's: agencies charge statutory provisions, not technique names.

The conduct is recorded against futures.

For the regulator's own account of the facts, read the primary document linked above. This page deliberately summarises the structured record rather than reproducing the release.

What technique is this, and how does it work?

This action is tagged with one technique in our taxonomy. The tagging is ours: regulators charge statutory provisions, not technique names, so the mapping is an editorial judgement described in our editorial policy.

Timeline

  1. 2013-03-18 Notice of Hearing
  2. 2013-03-18 Statement of Allegations
  3. 2013-04-09 Reasons and Decision
  4. 2013-04-09 Reasons and Decision
  5. 2013-04-18 Reasons and Decision
  6. 2013-05-31 Reasons and Decision
  7. 2013-05-31 Reasons and Decision

Primary documents

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The linked release is published by the issuing regulator under its own terms. Our summary and narrative above are our own writing.

Other actions in the library sharing at least one technique tag with this one.

Action Agency Filed Technique Penalty Status
SEC v. Mark D. Hanf and Hoai-Nam Chu Phan (ponzi schemes, 2026) SEC 2026-09-04 Ponzi Schemes — settled
SEC v. Leor Moshe, Jacob Goldman, Isaac Odes (ponzi schemes, 2026) SEC 2026-08-13 Ponzi Schemes — filed
CFTC v. Goliath Ventures, Inc. and Christopher Delgado (ponzi schemes, 2026) CFTC 2026-08-11 Ponzi Schemes — filed
SEC v. Goliath Ventures, Inc. and Christopher A. Delgado (ponzi schemes, 2026) SEC 2026-08-11 Ponzi Schemes — filed
SEC v. Aras Investment Business Group S.A.P.I. de C.V. and others (ponzi schemes, 2026) SEC 2026-07-24 Ponzi Schemes $449k judgment
CFTC v. Trevor L. Vernon and Argent Capital Management LLC (ponzi schemes, 2026) CFTC 2026-07-07 Ponzi Schemes — filed

Record added September 10, 2026. submit a correction.