CFTC Orders California Resident Irina Feldman And Her Companies Cindium Inc. And Einstein Exchange Group Inc. To Pay More Than $600,000 For Solicitation Fraud And Misappropriation In Commodity Pool Scheme - All Of Pool Participants’ Funds Were Misappropriated To Pay “Monthly Returns” To Participants And For Personal And Business Expenses

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Respondents Irina Feldman, Cindium Inc. (Cindium), and Einstein Exchange Group Inc. (Einstein) for committing solicitation fraud and misappropriation in connection with operating a commodity pool that offered foreign currency (forex) and commodity futures transactions, among other investments and for failing to register with the CFTC as Commodity Pool Operators (CPOs) and Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) as required. Feldman is a resident of Beverly Hills, California, and Cindium and Einstein are located in Century City, California. None of the Respondents has ever been registered with the CFTC.