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A former Chicago Board of Trade floor trader and registered floor broker has been ordered to pay more than $6.6 million for helping another trader cheat customers.
David Sklena, of Skokie, also was permanently barred from working in any commodity-related activity, including trading, and from registering or seeking exemption from registration with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
The CFTC filed a complaint against Sklena in January 2008, alleging that he committed fraud and noncompetitive trading practices.
The U.S. District Court’s order for the Northern District of Illinois was entered Feb. 10.