LexisNexis (June 9, 2020, 11:45 AM EDT) -- In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of Illinois (Illinois Supreme Court) held a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) to be a “bank” under the wire transfer rules found in Article 4A of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). The defendant is Wedbush Securities, Inc. (Wedbush Securities). The fraudsters infiltrated the plaintiffs’ email system and successfully tricked Wedbush Securities into honoring fraudulent payment orders....