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 Gemini Trust Company for Making Material False or Misleading Statements and Omissions to the Commission
CFTC Charges Florida Man with Fraudulent Solicitation of Over $800,000 and Misappropriation in Futures Scheme
CFTC Orders Glencore to Pay $1.186 Billion for Manipulation and Corruption
CFTC Charges Oregon and Illinois Residents and Florida Company in $44 Million Misappropriation in Ongoing Digital Asset and Commodity Futures Fraud
CFTC Charges Florida Man and His Two Entities for Operating a $3.4 Million Commodity Futures Fraud
CFTC Settles Enforcement Action Against Kraft and Mondelēz
CFTC Charges Long Island Resident and His Firm in Ongoing $59 Million Fraud Scheme
CFTC Charges California Man and His Companies with Fraud and Misappropriation
Federal Court Orders BitMEX’s Three Co-Founders to Pay a Total of $30 Million for Illegally Operating a Cryptocurrency Derivatives Trading Platform and Anti-Money Laundering Violations
CFTC Charges Archegos Capital Management and Three Employees with Scheme to Defraud Resulting in Swap Counterparty Losses Over $10 Billion