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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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
Davisco Foods International, Inc. Ordered to Pay $150,000 Penalty for Acting as a Futures Commission Merchant without Registering with the CFTC
CFTC Refuses Registrations of Georgia-based Zero Chaos Advisors, LLC and Ronald Edward Fisher
Federal Court in Florida Orders Neil Pecker and His Company, Vision Financial Partners, LLC, to Pay More than $6.5 Million in Restitution and a Civil Monetary Penalty in CFTC Binary Options Fraud Action
CFTC Charges Carlos Javier Ramirez and His Companies, Gold Chasers, Inc. and Royal Leisure International, Inc., with Misappropriation, Fraudulent Sales Solicitation, and Issuing False Statements in Fraud Schemes Involving Gold
CFTC Orders John B. Oden and His Company, Oden Capital Management, LLC, to Pay a $100,000 Penalty for Failure to Register with the CFTC and Failure to Comply with Certain Pool Operator Requirements
CFTC Orders Forex Capital Markets, LLC (FXCM), Its Parent Company, FXCM Holdings, LLC and FXCM’s Founding Partners, Dror Niv and William Ahdout, to Pay a $7 Million Penalty for FXCM’s Defrauding of Retail Forex Customers
CFTC Orders The Royal Bank of Scotland to Pay $85 Million Penalty for Attempted Manipulation of U.S. Dollar ISDAFIX Benchmark Swap Rates
Federal Court in Florida Orders Joseph Charles DiCrisci to Pay More than $2.9 Million in Disgorgement and a Civil Monetary Penalty for Engaging in Illegal, Off-Exchange Precious Metals Transactions
CFTC Charges Florida Residents Anthony J. Klatch II and Lindsey Heim, along with their Company Assurance Capital Management, LLC, with Fraud and Misappropriation
CFTC Orders Chicago-based E*TRADE Securities LLC and E*TRADE Clearing LLC to Pay a $280,000 Civil Monetary Penalty for Failure to Retain Required Records and Failure to Diligently Supervise