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Commodities Fraud

The CFTC claims in federal court that Aaron B. Butler, of Muscle Shoals, Ala., defrauded investors of $300,000 in a commodities scam through his co-defendant company, Negus Capital.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The CFTC claims in a federal complaint that Aaron B. Butler, of Muscle Shoals, Ala., defrauded investors of $300,000 in a commodities scam through his co-defendant company, Negus Capital.

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