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.

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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 Patrick Rakotonanahary and Cyber Market Group LLC with Operating a Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme in Hawaii and Elsewhere in the U.S.
CFTC Charges Raleigh, North Carolina Man and His Company, Yellowstone Partners, Inc., with Operating a Foreign Currency Ponzi Scheme
Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction against Virginia Resident Ronald W. Smith, Jr., Doing Business as Safeguard 3030 Investment Club, in Forex Fraud Scheme
CFTC Charges Scottsdale, Arizona Resident Helmut H. Weber d/b/a Weber Capital Management with Solicitation Fraud and Misappropriation in Forex Scheme
Federal Court Orders California Man David Michael Kogan and His Company, First Capitol Futures Group, to Pay More than $20.3 Million in CFTC Commodity Options Fraud Action
CFTC Charges Texas Resident Willie L. Cloud, Jr. and His Investment Company, C & R Financial, with Operating a Foreign Currency Ponzi Scheme
CFTC Sues Virginia-based Financial Investments, Inc. for Repeatedly Failing to File Annual Reports in a Timely Manner for a Commodity Pool It Operated
New York Court Imposes Fine and Other Sanctions against Robert Moore, Former Managing Director of the Bank of Montreal’s Commodity Derivatives Group
Federal Court Orders Forex Dealer One World Capital Group and Its President, John “Jack” Edward Walsh, to Pay $520,000 in Sanctions
Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction against Jay Nolan and His Company, Lodge Capital Group, LLC, Charged with Commodity Pool Fraud