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Heather Dasso Deposition Transcript
Transcript of the deposition of Heather Dasso, CFTC investigator. Contains her admission that she 'did not look at the blockchain' — a pivotal admission that undermines the CFTC's entire investigation.
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Date Filed
August 6, 2023
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Court Filing
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U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois
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1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
2 EASTERN DIVISION
3 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING §
COMMISSION, §
4 §
Plaintiff §
5 §
v. § CASE NO. 1-22-CV-02465
6 §
SAM IKKURTY A/K/A SREENIV § HON. Mary M. Rowland
7 AS I RAO, RAVISHANKAR § Magistrate Judge Jeffrey
AVADHANAM AND JAFIA LLC, § Cummings
8 §
Defendants §
9 §
IKKURTY CAPITAL, LLC D/B/A §
10 ROSE CITY INCOME FUND, ROSE §
CITY INCOME FUND II LLP, §
11 AND SENECA VENTURES, LLC, §
§
12 Relief Defendants. §
§
13
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14
ORAL AND VIDEO DEPOSITION OF
15 HEATHER DASSO, INDIVIDUALLY
(Reported Remotely)
16 Volume 1 of 1
May 19, 2023
17 ---------------------------------------------------
18 ORAL AND VIDEO DEPOSITION OF HEATHER DASSO,
19 Individually, produced as a witness at the instance of
20 DEFENDANT SAM IKKURTY, and duly sworn, was taken in
21 the above-styled and numbered cause on May 19, 2023,
22 from 8:42 a.m. to 11:07 a.m., before Gloria Carlin,
23 CSR No. 498, in and for the State of Texas, reported
24 by stenographic method, Via Zoom, at the location of
25 the witness in Chicago, Illinois, pursuant to the
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800-336-4000
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
2 EASTERN DIVISION
3 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING §
COMMISSION, §
4 §
Plaintiff §
5 §
v. § CASE NO. 1-22-CV-02465
6 §
SAM IKKURTY A/K/A SREENIV § HON. Mary M. Rowland
7 AS I RAO, RAVISHANKAR § Magistrate Judge Jeffrey
AVADHANAM AND JAFIA LLC, § Cummings
8 §
Defendants §
9 §
IKKURTY CAPITAL, LLC D/B/A §
10 ROSE CITY INCOME FUND, ROSE §
CITY INCOME FUND II LLP, §
11 AND SENECA VENTURES, LLC, §
§
12 Relief Defendants. §
§
13
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14
ORAL AND VIDEO DEPOSITION OF
15 HEATHER DASSO, INDIVIDUALLY
(Reported Remotely)
16 Volume 1 of 1
May 19, 2023
17 ---------------------------------------------------
18 ORAL AND VIDEO DEPOSITION OF HEATHER DASSO,
19 Individually, produced as a witness at the instance of
20 DEFENDANT SAM IKKURTY, and duly sworn, was taken in
21 the above-styled and numbered cause on May 19, 2023,
22 from 8:42 a.m. to 11:07 a.m., before Gloria Carlin,
23 CSR No. 498, in and for the State of Texas, reported
24 by stenographic method, Via Zoom, at the location of
25 the witness in Chicago, Illinois, pursuant to the
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800-336-4000
Key Points
Key admission: 'As far as this case, I did not look at the blockchain, correct'
Admission: 'no customer has ever told me that they did not receive their promised dividend payment'
Demonstrates CFTC investigators ignored publicly available blockchain evidence
Undermines the entire basis of CFTC's fraud allegations