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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Date ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
CFTC Charges Michael Derrick Peninger and His Company, CSA Trading Group, Inc., With Fraud and Misappropriation in $1 Million Commodity Pool Scam
CFTC Charges North Carolina Man and Two Companies with Solicitation Fraud and Misappropriation of Approximately $1.3 Million of Customer Funds in Commodity Pool Scheme
U.S. District Court Orders Five Individuals and Firms to Pay More than $23 Million in Connection With the CFTC Cooperative Law Enforcement Investigation “Operation Wooden Nickel”
CFTC Sues Boca Raton Resident Michael A. Meisner and His Company, Phoenix Diversified Investment Corp., in Commodity Pool Anti-Fraud Action
CFTC Files Action to Revoke the Registration of Philadelphia Alternative Asset Management Company
CFTC Sanctions Four Registered Commodity Pool Operators for Failing to File Timely Commodity Pool Reports with the National Futures Association
CFTC Files Action to Revoke the Registration of Portland, Oregon, Hedge Fund Beacon Rock Capital, LLC
Joseph Clark Lavin and His Companies Ordered to Pay More than $23 Million in Restitution and Civil Monetary Penalties in Retail Foreign Currency Options Case
Pennsylvania Resident Gary Scholze Ordered to Pay $1 Million Civil Monetary Penalty in Commodity Futures and Options Anti-Fraud Case
U.S District Court Imposes Sanctions of More than $2.9 Million Against Foreign Fund, Two Individuals, and a Tennessee Corporation in CFTC Anti-Fraud Action