A few days ago, Israeli citizen Sabrina Elofer was sentenced to six months of house arrest by U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis in connection with the vast Israeli binary options fraud scheme Yukom Communications. As part of her settlement, Elofer has also agreed to pay more than $2.9 million in restitution. Binary options were banned in most regulatory regimes in 2017, but fraud schemes will keep the courts busy for longer.
FinTelegram brought an update yesterday on the Cartu Brothers' case and their problems with regulators U.S. CFTC and the Canadian OSC. Both regulators accuse Canadian-born Israelis David Cartu, Jonathan Cartu, and Joshua Cartu of binary options fraud. On January 26, 2021, after a hearing, the OSC issued a new order with new dates for February 26 and March 25, 2021. At the hearing, only David Cartu was represented by but not his brothers Jonathan and Joshua.