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
California Resident Gilbert Philip Castillo, Jr. to Pay More Than $272,000 to Resolve CFTC Anti-Fraud Action
CFTC Files Action to Revoke the Registrations of John C. Glase and Two Ohio Companies
CFTC Charges Canadian Couple with Fraud and Misappropriation in Connection with the Operation of a Commodity Pool
U.S. Attorney Follows CFTC Civil Complaint with Filing of a Criminal Information Against George D. Hudgins of Nacogdoches, Texas for Operating a Commodities Ponzi Scheme
CFTC Charges Optiver Holding BV, Two Subsidiaries, and High-Ranking Employees with Manipulation of NYMEX Crude Oil, Heating Oil, and Gasoline Futures Contracts
Illinois Resident Cameron Charles Ordered to Pay a $100,000 Civil Penalty and Submit to a Permanent Trading Ban in Connection with the Financial Collapse of Watseka Farmers Grain Co. Cooperative
CFTC Obtains Order Against California-based James J. Zhou and His Firm, Jade Trader, Requiring Payment of Restitution to Defrauded Customers and Civil Monetary Penalties
Federal Court Rejects Amaranth Hedge Fund and Head Trader Brian Hunter’s Attempt to Dismiss Government’s Natural Gas Case Against Them
Federal Court Order Freezes Assets of Texas Resident George D. Hudgins in CFTC Anti-Fraud Action
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Obtains Federal Court Order Freezing Assets of California-based Safevest LLC