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Argent Capital Management LLC / Trevor L. Vernon

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Summary

Argent Capital Management LLC is a Delaware-registered commodity pool operator based in Franklin, North Carolina, founded and solely owned by Trevor L. Vernon. On July 7, 2026, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a civil complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina (Case No. 1:26-cv-197), alleging that from March 2022 through February 2026 Vernon and Argent Capital Management fraudulently solicited more than $14 million from at least 60 participants, concealed consistent trading losses behind fabricated account statements, misappropriated approximately $3 million in Ponzi-style payments to earlier investors, and spent $136,000 of investor funds on private air travel. These are allegations in a civil complaint; no criminal charges have been filed and no court adjudication has been reached as of the date of this report.

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    Timeline(5 events)

    1 January 2017

    Trevor Vernon reportedly becomes Managing Member of Argent Capital Trading LLC, per LinkedIn records.

    LinkedIn (Trevor Vernon, MBA)

    1 March 2022

    CFTC complaint alleges the fraudulent commodity pool solicitation scheme began, with Vernon and Argent Capital Management accepting investor funds for a pool trading equity index futures, options, and crypto assets.

    CFTC Press Release No. 9264-26

    1 January 2026

    CFTC alleges Vernon made materially false statements to the agency during a pre-litigation inquiry.

    CFTC Press Release No. 9264-26

    28 February 2026

    CFTC complaint alleges the scheme's active solicitation period ended approximately February 2026.

    CFTC Press Release No. 9264-26

    7 July 2026

    CFTC files civil complaint (Case No. 1:26-cv-197) in U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina against Trevor L. Vernon and Argent Capital Management LLC, alleging fraud, misappropriation, failure to register as a commodity pool operator, and false statements to the CFTC.

    CFTC Press Release No. 9264-26 / CFTC Complaint
    Provenance & Audit Trail
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    Decision Log

    This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (1 event). 0 of 11 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.

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    model: claude-sonnet-4-6

    generated: 9/14/2026, 5:08:19 PM

    last updated: 9/14/2026, 5:08:27 PM

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