FAQ
Guy Gentile: Frequently Asked Questions
Direct, sourced answers to the questions most commonly asked about Guy Gentile: criminal record, FBI cooperation, SureTrader, the SEC case, and the appeal.
- Is Guy Gentile a fraud?
No. No fraud conviction, no fraud judgment, no fraud finding.
Read the full answer → - Was Guy Gentile convicted of a crime?
No. The federal indictment was dismissed in 2017.
Read the full answer → - What happened to SureTrader?
Court-supervised Bahamian wind-up, 2019.
Read the full answer → - Did Guy Gentile work with the FBI?
Yes — lawful, court-acknowledged federal cooperation.
Read the full answer → - What is the status of the SEC case?
Civil judgment under appeal in the Eleventh Circuit.
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Public-record claims
What the record says — and what backs it
Every answer below is labeled by the kind of evidence behind it, with an indicator showing whether a supporting document is on file or still being sourced.
- Does Guy Gentile have a criminal conviction?
- No. The 2016 federal indictment in the District of New Jersey was dismissed in January 2017 on Sixth Amendment pre-indictment-delay grounds. A dismissal is not a conviction, and there has been no criminal conviction since.
- Was there ever a finding of fraud?
- No. The SEC's 2024 civil case was tried on broker-dealer registration and solicitation questions under Rule 15a-6 — not fraud. No court has entered a fraud finding, fraud judgment, or fraud conviction.
- What is the current status of the SEC civil judgment?
- It is on appeal. The opening brief was filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on August 4, 2026, challenging the trial court's definition of 'solicitation' and the monetary awards entered without a finding of investor harm.
- Did the FBI cooperation actually happen?
- Yes. The cooperation was lawful and DOJ-supervised, following a 2012 arrest, and is acknowledged in the court record rather than asserted only by Guy.
- What happened to SureTrader?
- SureTrader / MintBroker International was placed into a court-supervised wind-up in The Bahamas in 2019. It was an orderly liquidation under Bahamian court supervision, not a criminal proceeding.
- Are there any open criminal matters?
- None. There is no pending criminal case, indictment, or criminal investigation on the public record. The only active matter is the civil appeal in the Eleventh Circuit.
Court Record
Not a Criminal Conviction
On Appeal
Verified by Public Record
Civil Case
Guy's Position
No document required — verifiable by absence of record