Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Financial Tree

Case 2:20-cv-01184-TLN-AC Document 129 Filed 01/04/22 Page 1 of

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING No. 2:20-cv-01184 TLN AC

COMMISSION,

12 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. 14 FINANCIAL TREE dba FINANCIAL TREE TRUST, et al., Defendants.

This matter is before the Court on plaintiff Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s

(“CFTC” or “Commission”) Motion for Issuance of an Order for Final Judgment of Default,

Permanent Injunction, Civil Monetary Penalties, and Other Statutory and Equitable Relief

(“Motion”) against Defendants Financial Tree (“Financial Tree”), Financial Solution Group

(“Financial Solution”), New Money Advisors, LLC (“New Money”), The Law Firm of John

Glenn, P.C. (“Glenn Law Firm”), John D. Black (“Black”), Christopher Mancuso (“Mancuso”),

Joseph Tufo (“Tufo”), and John P. Glenn (“Glenn,” and together with the Glenn Law Firm, the

“Glenn…