North Hills Management Fined $26 Million for Commodity Pool Fraud
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has ordered New York resident Mark Bloom, along with his firm North Hills Management, LLC to pay a $26 million civil monetary penalty for operating a fraudulent commodity pool called North Hills LP and for misappropriating customer funds. The CFTC Order states that Mr. Bloom and North Hills Management misappropriated approximately $13 million from North Hills LP between 2002 and 2009. During this time, Mr. Bloom lived a lavish lifestyle, including the purchase of a $5 million Manhattan apartment. The Consent Order found that Mr. Bloom and North Hills Management made several misrepresentations and omissions to pool participants. On July 30, 2009 Mr. Bloom plead guilty to charges of misappropriation and concealment in a parallel criminal proceeding. Mr. Bloom is still awaiting sentencing in his criminal case and will be required to pay restitution in an amount to be decided by the court.
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