CFTC Inspector General Referral — Haan & Terrell Misconduct
Formal referral letter to the CFTC Office of Inspector General (OIG) documenting alleged prosecutorial misconduct by CFTC attorneys Candice Haan and David A. Terrell in CFTC v. Sam Ikkurty et al. (Case No. 1:22-cv-02465). Requests OIG investigation into use of false declarations, concealment of blockchain evidence, and misrepresentations to the court.
Document Details
CFTC OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Date: April 10, 2026
From: Sam Ikkurty a/k/a Sreenivas I. Rao 7028 West Waters Avenue, Apt. 145,
Tampa, FL 33634 [email protected] | 813-389-3380
To: Office of Inspector General Commodity Futures Trading Commission 1155
21st Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20581 Email: [email protected]
Re: Referral of Misconduct by CFTC Enforcement Attorneys Candice
Haan and David A. Terrell
Underlying Case: Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Sam Ikkurty, et
al., Case No. 1:22-cv-02465 (U.S. District Court, N.D. Illinois); Seventh Circuit
Appeal No. 24-2684 (pending)
I respectfully refer the attached formal complaint — filed simultaneously with
the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission (ARDC) — for
investigation of potential violations of professional and ethical obligations by
Candice Haan (IL Bar No. 6315007) and David A. Terrell (IL Bar No. 6196293),
attorneys in the Division of Enforcement of the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
The core facts are as follows:
Key Points
Sent to CFTC OIG at [email protected] — the correct OIG address (not [email protected] which bounced)
Documents Dasso's admission she never reviewed blockchain records before filing her declaration
Requests OIG investigation into whether CFTC attorneys knowingly used false evidence
Cites StoneTurn Group forensic report — CFTC's own expert found no Ponzi scheme indicators
References 885 Ethereum blockchain transactions showing legitimate fund operations
CC'd to CFTC Chairman Michael Selig, CFTC Commissioners, and appellate counsel Jason Gottlieb