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Bart Chilton
American civil servant (1960–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bartholomew Hamilton Chilton[1][2] (May 1, 1960 – April 27, 2019) was an American civil servant.
Quick Facts Member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, President ...
Bart Chilton | |
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Member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission | |
In office August 8, 2007 – March 21, 2014 | |
President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Reuben Jeffery III |
Succeeded by | Sharon Y. Bowen |
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Born | Bartholomew Hamilton Chilton (1960-05-01)May 1, 1960 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
Died | April 27, 2019(2019-04-27) (aged 58) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Sherry Daggett Chilton |
Education | Purdue University (1979-1982) |
Profession | Civil service |
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He was Commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2007 to 2014. In April 2014, he joined DLA Piper as a Senior Policy Advisor. He was the author of the investment fraud book, Ponzimonium: How Scam Artists Are Ripping Off America. Chilton was a vocal supporter of position limits in commodities markets. He exposed manipulation practices in commodities markets and went on record as wanting to prosecute violations of law, which he believed had taken place in the silver market.