This is a good thing - at least in the US
When the cops in NYC took the City back during the late 80 and 90's, the strategy was to send extra police to where there had been a greater amount of crimes committed. They literally followed where the reports were coming from until reports stopped in that area. This kept the bad guys from establishing a foothold in any area. Hard to sell coke when the po' is driving around the block every 20 minutes.
Wall Street (and the other big industries who routinely scam the average joe)understands that enforcement is 9/10th of the law. Since the new regulatory structure was put in place in the US, it has put more scrutiny on this especially scam ridden area of the financial sector. Citi and some other more traditional banks are getting in now and of course wonder if they get away with scamming. It's good business, if there aren't police circling the block. If there is no enforcement, no policing of FOREX, it is lucrative to take advantage of clients but if the regulators keep nailing scammers, it won't be. Fear of the cops on your street will make you more inclined to earn an honest living. I was initially very annoyed at the new regulations in the US but I do like to have police that don't work for the criminals.
FPA can only put scammers out of business. The Fed Gov't can put scammers out of business and take their assets to pay back to the victims. This is a private litigation suit, not a government action but a legal definition of "fraud" and an independent judiciary certainly helps see it through. As with every FPA case involving fraud, I hope the victims get their money back, in addition to branding the scammers.
This suit doesn't even show the tip of the iceberg of the amount of dishonesty in FOREX. But it does show a beginning of genuine accountability. It may not stop the drug dealers everywhere but I hope it will make them leave my neighborhood. I see this as a good thing.