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
Federal Court in South Carolina Orders Robert S. Leben and Amy L. Leben to Pay over $10 Million in Restitution and Penalties in CFTC Anti-Fraud Enforcement Action
In CFTC Enforcement Action, Federal Court Orders Florida Resident Martin Sommers and His Company International Monetary Metals, Inc. to Pay over $9.8 Million for Engaging in Illegal, Off-Exchange Precious Metals Transactions and Registration Violations
Federal Court in California Orders Ralph Metters, aka Malachai “Moe” Levy, to Pay a $500,000 Penalty and Disgorge $500,000 of Ill-Gotten Gains for Defrauding Investors in a Foreign Currency Scheme
CFTC Charges California Residents Frank J. Collins and Gerard Suite and Their Company, STA Opus NR LLC, with Fraud, Misappropriation, and Failing to Register with the CFTC
Federal Court Orders Georgia Resident Hendrik A. Van Beuningen & His Company, DeBrink Trading Fund I, LLC, to Pay $910,000 in Sanctions to Settle CFTC Charges of Fraud, Misappropriation & Registration Violations in Connection with Their Commodity Pool
CFTC Orders Barclays Capital, Inc. to Pay $800,000 for Supervision Failures
CFTC Orders Georgia Resident Jonathan A. Parker and His Company QuantX Capital, LLC to Pay a Civil Monetary Penalty and Restitution Totaling More than $1 Million for Engaging in Foreign Exchange Commodity Pool Fraud
Federal Court in Illinois Orders John D. Briner, a Disbarred Canadian Attorney, and His Former Law Firm, MetroWest Law Corporation, to Pay $280,000 Penalty for a Money Pass Scheme
Federal Court Orders California Resident Ghassan Tawachi and His Firm, Intelligent Trades, LLC, to Pay in Total Nearly $1.5 Million in Disgorgement and a Monetary Penalty for Defrauding Clients through a Bogus Commodity Futures Trading System
Federal Court Orders Israeli Web-based Firms, Vault Options, Ltd. and Global Trader 365, to Pay More than $4.5 Million for Unlawful Off-Exchange Binary Options Trading, Fraud, and Registration Violations