Former Commodities Trader Sentenced to 6½ Years in Prison for $5.3 Million Loss to Victims in $10 Million Fraud Scheme

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2014. A former Chicago commodities trader was sentenced to 6½ years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $10 million and misappropriating a substantial portion of the money for his personal commodities futures trading, to make Ponzitype payments to investors, and to benefit himself and his family, resulting in a loss of $5.3 million. The defendant, BRADLEY SCHILLER, used some of the funds to pay for personal and family expenses, including a…