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
U.S. District Court Orders Telephone Clerk of a NYMEX Floor Brokerage Operation to Pay More Than $3.6 Million for Defrauding his Employer
CFTC Files Contempt of Court Motion Against Hedge Fund Lake Shore Asset Management Limited
Lake Shore Asset Management Limited, a Registered Commodity Pool Operator and Commodity Trading Advisor, Charged with Refusing to Make Its Books and Records Available to CFTC for Inspection
CFTC Settles Natural Gas False Reporting and Attempted Manipulation Lawsuit with Former CMS Field Services Natural Gas Trader Jeffrey Bradley and Supply Director Robert Martin
South Carolina Federal District Court Issues Consent Order of Preliminary Injunction against Albert E. Parish, Jr. and His Company Parish Economics, LLC
Dallas Court Order Imposes More than $4.9 Million in Monetary and Other Sanctions against Carl W. King and Carl W. King Investments, LLP in Anti-Fraud Action Brought by the CFTC
Florida Federal Court Imposes More than $6 Million in Sanctions against a South Florida Corporation and Ft. Lauderdale Area-Resident Steven Labell in a Foreign Currency Fraud Case
Nine Florida Defendants Charged with Selling Illegal Foreign Currency (Forex) Options and Defrauding Customers of More than $7 Million
Nevada Federal Court Orders Sham Psychologist/Commodity Futures Trading Guru to Pay Penalty for Internet Misrepresentations
New York Court Enters Order Granting Judgment against American Energy Exchange and York Commodities for International Commodity Option Scam