Enforcement Actions

The CFTC Division of Enforcement investigates and prosecutes alleged violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations. The CFTC takes enforcement actions against individuals and firms registered with the Commission, those who are engaged in commodity futures and option trading on designated domestic exchanges, and those who improperly market futures and options contracts.

View Dispositions
View Opinions and Adjudicatory Orders

Enforcement Advisory: Updated Advisory on Self Reporting and Full Cooperation

Enforcement Advisory: Cooperation Factors in Enforcement Division Sanction Recommendations for Individuals

Enforcement Advisory: Cooperation Factors in Enforcement Division Sanction Recommendations for Companies

Enforcement Advisory: Advisory on Self Reporting and Cooperation for CEA Violations Involving Foreign Corrupt Practices

See CFTC Press Release 7518-17 (January 19, 2017) and
Speech of James McDonald, Director of the Division of Enforcement Commodity Futures Trading Commission Regarding Perspectives on Enforcement: Self-Reporting and Cooperation at the CFTC (September 25, 2017)

Date ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
CFTC Charges Florida Resident Abraham Gutterman and His Companies, Alliance Capital Metals LLC and AR Goldman Wealth Management, LLC with Commodity Gold and Oil Options Fraud and Misappropriation
CFTC Charges Joseph F. Welsh III, Former MF Global Broker, with Attempted Manipulation of Palladium and Platinum Futures Prices
CFTC Charges Arjent Capital Markets LLC, Chicago Trading Managers LLC, Spencer Montgomery, and Brian Reynolds with Commodity Pool Fraud
CFTC Charges MBF Clearing Corp. with Violations of Customer Fund Segregation Requirements
CFTC Orders Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, L.P., a Registered Futures Commission Merchant, to Pay $7 Million for Supervision Failures in Handling Accounts it Carried
CFTC Orders Chicago Futures Commission Merchant FCStone, LLC and New York Introducing Broker Commodity Operations Inc. to Pay $260,000 for Supervision Violations
Federal Court in Illinois Orders City Credit Capital, (UK) Ltd. to Pay $140,000 Civil Monetary Penalty for Acting as Unregistered Retail Forex Dealer
CFTC Charges Florida Firm Angus Jackson, Inc. and its CFO Martin H. Bedick with Making False, Fictitious, or Fraudulent Statements to the NFA
CFTC Charges Illinois Resident Christopher Varlesi with Commodity Pool Fraud, Misappropriation, False Statements, and Failure to Register
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Agrees to Pay $140,000 Penalty for Confirming the Execution of a Prearranged Trade on the CBOT