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
CFTC Orders Morgan Stanley and Co. Incorporated to Pay $350,000 Penalty for Omitting Futures and Options Data from Part 17 Large Trader Reports
CFTC Charges California Resident Scott Allensworth, His Company E-Slate, Inc., Nevada Resident Robert J. Fusco, and Kentucky Resident David Weddle with Fraud, Misappropriation, and Registration Violations
CFTC Finds that Proprietary Trading Firm Arab Global Commodities DMCC Engaged in Spoofing of Copper Futures Contracts
Federal Court Enters More than $2 Million Judgment against Grand Island, Nebraska, Resident Who Controlled International Fraudulent Scheme
CFTC Orders Logista Advisors LLC to Pay $250,000 for Supervision Failures Related to Spoofing on a Foreign Futures Exchange
CFTC Charges California Residents Hasan Sarwar a/k/a Alexander Sarwar, and Rachida Elfrimi With Operating a $1.19 Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme and Registration Violations
CFTC Orders Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC to Pay $500,000 for Supervision Failures
CFTC Orders Connecticut-Based Tillage Commodities, LLC to Pay a $150,000 Civil Monetary Penalty for Supervision Failures
CFTC Orders Citibank, N.A. and London-based Citigroup Global Markets Limited to Pay a $550,000 Penalty for Swap Data Reporting Violations Involving Legal Entity Identifier Information and Related Supervision Failures
CFTC Orders Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle Charges of Supervision Failures and Recordkeeping Violations