Long-buried forensic report outlines basis for requested criminal investigation into Belvedere Trading LLC

Long-buried forensic report outlines basis for requested criminal investigation into Belvedere Trading LLC

William C. Carlson, founder and former co-owner of Belvedere Trading LLC, has released a forensic audit that he claims confirms he was defrauded of approximately $35 million in equity from the firm he founded in 2002. Carlson left the firm in 2008 after accepting a $17.5 million settlement, but says he did so based on incomplete and misleading information. However, he has long claimed that his actual ownership stake and profit share were signifi…